The New York Yankees have a hole at third base, and they have consistently been linked to Eugenio Suárez of the Arizona Diamondbacks in trade rumors.
Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas do not figure to be the answer at third base if the Yankees want to win a World Series. Suárez has 36 home runs and leads MLB in RBIs. He would be a great addition to the Yankees, but he figures to have many suitors.
He will be a free agent after the season, meaning even smaller market teams can afford to pay him with only a couple of months of guaranteed salary. However, the Yankees have perhaps the biggest need at third base, and Sports Illustrated's Will Laws and Nick Selbe predicted the Yankees would actually land him at the deadline.
"Suárez is a streaky power hitter who’s had a terrific first half—the 33-year-old leads the majors in RBIs and with 36 home runs is on pace to top his previous career high of 49 homers set during the 2019 juiced-ball season," Sports Illustrated wrote. "He also hit the 300th home run of his career last month and will likely be the best bat moved before the deadline. D-Backs GM Mike Hazen has thus far indicated an unwillingness to sell, but top prospect Jordan Lawlar is waiting in the wings, Suárez is a pending free agent and Arizona may not have the pitching to keep up in the playoff race following season-ending injuries to ace Corbin Burnes, starter Jordan Montgomery and closers Justin Martinez and A.J. Puk."
The Yankees have fallen behind in the American League East race, and adding Suárez would help get them back on track. He would change the outlook of the Yankees' offense and give them an everyday third baseman.
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Suárez was an All-Star this season, and with the uphill battle the Diamondbacks face to make the postseason, he could yield them a solid return at the trade deadline.
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