Eugenio Suarez is on the transfer on the stroke of midnight on MLB commerce deadline day.
The Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Suarez is headed to the Seattle Mariners in a blockbuster commerce, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported early Thursday morning. The transfer ends Suarez’s time in Arizona after only one and a half seasons.
Daniel Kramer of MLB.com adds that the D-backs are receiving first baseman Tyler Locklear and two pitching prospects from the Mariners in alternate for Suarez.
Suarez, a righty batter, was extensively considered the highest hitter out there on the commerce market this 12 months. The 2-time All-Star had clubbed 36 dwelling runs to go together with an MLB-leading 87 RBIs via 105 video games this season for the D-backs (albeit on an underwhelming .248 batting common). Suarez also memorably had a four-homer game earlier in the year.
With Arizona rapidly falling off the map this season at 51-58, it was all however a foregone conclusion that Suarez could be traded forward of Thursday’s deadline. He did have an ill-timed scare a few days in the past with a regarding hit-by-pitch (video here), however had since returned to the lineup for the D-backs.
As for the Mariners, they’re going for it this season at 57-51 (at the moment good for the third and closing wild-card spot within the AL). Suarez had some major MLB teams inquiring about him in recent days, however Seattle ended up successful the sweepstakes for him.
The 34-year-old Suarez, who’s able to taking part in each third base and shortstop, now heads to a really becoming workforce. In spite of everything, the Mariners just traded for one of Suarez’s former teammates in Arizona a matter of days ago.
