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MLB Rumors: Mariners Got Eugenio Suarez for Discount Rate After Yankees Showed No Interest?
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- MLB Rumors: Mariners Got Eugenio Suarez for Discount Rate After Yankees Showed No Interest?
A new report claims the Seattle Mariners were able to get Eugenio Suarez for a reasonable rate because his trade market was far weaker than the Arizona Diamondbacks expected.
Earlier this week, the Mariners made another notable splash in the trade market when they acquired the biggest bat available, All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suarez. The rumors around the game would have you believe he was the most pursued player this month. Well, that was not the case at all.
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According to USA Today MLB insider Bob Nightengale, the market for the slugger was very weak. And the New York Yankees — a team heavily linked to Suarez — showed little interest in the two-time All-Star.
"They were stunned on how little action they got on Suarez. They wanted to move him desperately. But nobody was offering anything," Nightengale said on " The Foul Territory Show ." "A few GMs have told me that at the trade deadline, you never get much for position players. Even when JD Martinez got moved to the Diamondbacks years ago, they gave up a bag of balls for the guy.
"They were very disappointed that the Yankees didn't go after him, and then the Reds went to Hayes instead of going after him. The market for [Suarez] cratered."
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The 34-year-old is on pace to hit over 50 homers and well over 100 RBIs this year. Along with the acquisition of Josh Naylor a couple of weeks ago, the Mariners now have a pair of big bats to go along with MVP candidate Cal Raleigh in the second half. They are a real threat to get to the World Series in October.
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Eugenio Suaez stats: .248 AVG, .319 OBP, .572 SLG, .891 OPS, 36 HR, 87 RBI, 66 R
Suarez is a rental and is unlikely to be re-signed after the season unless Seattle wins a championship. In the trade, the M's gave up prospects Tyler Locklear , Hunter Cranton (No. 16 team prospect), and Juan Burgos. All of them are players ranked outside the top eight in the team's system.
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