The former Seattle Mariners star has been named one of the most likely trade candidates of the offseason

Could third baseman Eugenio Suarez be on the move again a year after being traded from the Seattle Mariners?

Accordingly MLBTradeRumorsSuarez is a possible candidate for this offseason. He was ranked No. 27 on their profile of 35 players likely to be traded.

Here’s part of her blurb about him:

Given his incredible second half, Suárez might seem like an odd candidate for this list. He was one of the most productive offensive players in baseball over the final three months of the season, posting a Herculean batting line of .312/.357/.617 from July 1 through the end of the season. Along the way, Suarez hit 24 home runs in just 325 plate appearances. He can still play solid third base. His option is not at all unreasonable.

However, it’s worth taking a look at how Suarez was doing before the second-half surge. The bat had been acquired from the Mariners in what amounted to a pay cut. He had a hot week or two to open the season and then got his face kicked over the next two months. His slump reached such a low point in June that the D-backs no longer wanted to commit to him in an everyday role…

Suarez has a $15 million club option that they could exercise to keep him or trade him away.

The 33-year-old finished the year hitting .256, with 30 home runs and 101 RBI, almost entirely due to the strength of his final three months.

The Mariners traded him to Arizona last offseason, which netted them backup catcher Seby Zavala and a promising relief prospect. The M’s acquired Suarez before the 2022 season and he immediately became a fan favorite due to his good attitude and ability to hit home runs.

Suarez had 31 home runs and 87 RBI for the M’s in 2022 as they broke the losing streak and made the playoffs. He added 22 home runs and 96 RBI for the 2023 team that missed the playoffs by just one game. Trading him was floated by the front office as a way to reduce the number of strikeouts (he led the American League in strikeouts all those years), but it was clearly just a way to get his 11 million dollar salary cut last offseason, another in a series of frustrating austerity measures.

Suarez is a former All-Star who played 11 years with the Cincinnati Reds. sailors, Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers.

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