Yankees could be outbid by Brewers for star slugger at trade deadline
After releasing DJ LeMahieu and moving Jazz Chisholm Jr. to second base, the Yankees' options at third base are Oswald Peraza, Jorbit Vivas and J.C. Escarra. None are great options offensively, and the Yankees could target Eugenio Suárez of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Suárez signed a seven-year, $66 million deal in 2018. He is playing on a $15 million club option and will be a free agent after the season. The Diamondbacks could turn into surefire sellers over the next few weeks, and Suárez could become one of the hottest names on the market.
He was named an All-Star this season and is slashing .246/.313/.550 with 29 home runs. He also has 75 RBIs. He would be a boost to any offense, but especially one lacking any sort of production from third base. While the Yankees need a third baseman, they are not the only team that could be looking for one.
Former Yankees prospect Caleb Durbin has quietly been playing great for the Brewers. He has a .261/.347/.365 slash line, but has been one of the team's hottest hitters since the start of June. However, the Brewers could try to shuffle their infield to get Joey Ortiz out of the lineup in favor of an upgrade like Suárez. FanSided's Zachary Rotman suggested the Brewers could outbid the Yankees for Suárez.
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"Second, the team could use an upgrade at third base," wrote Rotman. "Brewers' third basemen rank 25th in the majors with a 71 WRC+ and tied for 23rd with 0.2 fWAR. Caleb Durbin has proven to be an upgrade, particularly lately, but is he a player the Brewers really want to hand regular playing time to as they make their postseason push? The Brewers have a ton of speed and are a strong defensive team, but they need more power. Suarez would give them that and do so at a position of need."
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