The tank and the rattlesnake are reportedly agreed to a deal Eugenio Suárez Back to Seattle. D-BACKS wins rookie first baseman Tyler LocklearRelief Juan Burgos and minor league pitchers Clanton Hunter Reward. The deal is expected to be officially announced on Thursday.
Seattle makes the Suarez party the highest deadline. They will get their man, bringing back two All-Stars, and between 2022-23 he combined 53 home runs in the Mariners uniform. M made the regrettable decision of the Suárez trade after the ’23 season. Those middle reliefists who have won hardships Carlos Vargas But it was mainly out of a desire to get rid of the 13mm that retained the third baseman contract at the time.
When Suárez started his Arizona term slow, he was always one of the best batsmen on Earth in mid-summer. Suárez scored 53 home runs over the past calendar years with a slash line of .273/.332/.589. He is with him Kyle Schwarber With teammates Cal Raleigh During that time, it ranked third in home runs. The only one Shohei Ohtani and Judge Aaron Hit more. Suárez burst into tears in the second half of last year that D-backs easily called him to bring back the option of the 15mm club, which once looked likely to be bought.
Suarez showed no signs of slowing down at the age of 34. He matched the 433 disk appearance with a editing of 0.248/.321/.577. He and Raleigh tied for MLB with 87 runs. Only Raleigh, Ohtani, Judge and Schwarber have more home runs. In his first game with Seattle, he led the American League in two seasons strikeouts. The 12-year major league veteran increased his strikeout rate by several percentage points in Arizona. There are still quite a number of swings and lapses, but it would certainly shock the M’s front desk a few years ago.
The Rattlesnake was on the brink of the NL wildcard competition last two weeks ago. A big sweep in Astros’s hands blocked their fate as a deadline seller. Ironically, Houston’s divisional competitors are the biggest beneficiaries. D-backs start their sale through transactions Josh Naylor Going to Seattle last week. He is displaced Luke Raley As a starting first baseman. Suárez rejoined him as an intrusion in the corner of the impact. It could push highlights rookie infielder Ben Williamson Back to the triple.
Seattle has now run out of a lineup, including Raleigh, Suarez, Neller Julio Rodríguez,,,,, Randy Arozarena,,,,, Jorge Polanco and JP Crawford. The right fielder Dominic Canzone It has been pounded since the call from Triple-A in early June. This is the momentum lineup Seattle has tried to build with their elite rotations over the years.
However, M is far from guaranteed to make the playoffs. They currently tied with the ranger for the last wildcard for AL, sitting in five games in the divisional match. They poked another late reliefist on the market. Seattle adds left-handed Caleb Ferguson On Wednesday night, the bullpen went to the bullpen, but he was more of a supplemental work. If the sailors had a big move against them, it could be late.
The sailors still owe Suarez nearly 5mm of their salary. They took on the Naylor at nearly 4mm, and the Ferguson at nearly 1mm. This is a significant change compared to the offseason, in which ownership left the front desk without a flexible budget. They try to try to capitalize on Raleigh’s twist in one of the greatest seasons of all time. Suarez and Neller may be two of the upcoming free agent shooters. The acquisition should be well received in the clubhouse, as Suarez is a highly respected teammate and is familiar with most of the roster.
Seattle gave up three players to achieve this. The 24-year-old Locklear is the most attractive. He is the right first baseman who can replace Naylor as the long-term answer for Arizona. Seattle adopts Virginia federal products in the second round of 2022. The 24-year-old doesn’t have much experience in league. He played 16 games last season, reaching .156, while also making 20 appearances in 49 sets.
Many batsmen struggled when watching MLB pitching for the first time. Locklear released a great minor league number. His career is a .291/.392/.502 hitter against the minor league weapon. This includes the huge .316/.401/.542 shown in Triple A this season. Locklear linked 19 home runs in 434 sets. Seattle just recalled him this afternoon, replacing Raley, who fell from a spasm. Instead, he is going to Arizona, where he might jump straight to the MLB list.
Burgos, 25, may also get a Major League Baseball look in the near future. Seattle called a 6’0 “6’0 to the right” in late June. In the major league bullpen, Burgos doesn’t look at three weeks too much. He made four appearances, hitting six 2/3-frame three shots on three shots. Burgos shows a five-element mixture built around cutters from the 90s and sinking sheets from the mid-90s.
He doesn’t have the elite speed of bullpen prospects, but between the first two minor league levels, he hits innings over 26.1%. During that time, Burgos’ average running average was 0.87. Baseball America ranks 25th in Seattle’s prospects, and he ranks 17th in the Major League Baseball pipeline. Both media think he is a low-change intermediate relief type.
Cranton went further. Last summer, Seattle selected him in the third round at the University of Kansas. He was a senior draft layoff. MLB Pipeline ranked 6’3″ Righty in Seattle System 16. Last month, he ranked 23rd in the article by Eric Longenhagen of Fanggraphs. He didn’t rank among the top 30 in the BA. Cranton has 90s fastballs and sliders. Longenhagen noted that during spring training, he was hit by comebackers until late June when his minor league injury was injured.
None of these three players have high-end prospects. The lack of real headlines may disappoint Arizona fans, but it reflects the team’s general reluctance to give up on rents. The D-backs add a pair of controllable players who can play meaningful roles when they return to competitiveness in 2026. Meanwhile, they will eventually truly understand the prospects of third base for the first time Jordan Lawlar. Lawlar is not ready to return from a June hamstring injury, which puts him on a triple injury list, but he should get 4-6 weeks of daily game time to finish the season.
Arizona has traded three upcoming free agents: Naylor, Suárez and Randal Grichuk. They will move at least one, maybe Zach Gallen and Merrill Lynch Kelly tomorrow. They can also try moving outfielders or short-term relief workers like they are currently injured Shelby Miller or Kevin Ginkel. There are many snakes in the next 18 hours.
ESPN’s Jeff Passan first reported on the sailors’ re-enlistment of Suárez. Daniel Kramer of MLB.com returns to Arizona. Images are provided by Imagn images.
