Key Highlights
- A recent report, however, still has the Pirates in hot pursuit of one of the top third baseman still out there. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported on his podcast that the Bucs are still interested in Eugenio Suarez.
- He hit .228 last season with 49 homers and 118 RBIs while playing with the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
- Rosenthal had this to say about Pittsburgh’s pursuit:“I would certainly expect, and actually know that the Pirates are interested in Eugenio Suárez and the problem they’re going to face is the problem they’ve faced with other free agents as well… If Eugenio Suárez has chance to play for a more competitive team, in his opinion, he’s going to choose that team.
- If Eugenio Suárez can go to Boston, if he can return to one of his former teams, Seattle or Arizona, that might be his preference.”So despite the Pirates’ interest, it sounds like an overpay might be in order to convince Suarez to come to the Steel City.
- The Bucs are definitely going to be improved this year, and Suarez could very well the bat that takes them from competitive to real players in the division, but other teams still have more attractive situations.
