Issac Paredes injury update sparks Astros to check in on NL West power hitter

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The MLB trade deadline is days away, and teams will be looking to make deals that can push them into the postseason and improve their chances of winning a World Series in 2025.
One team looking to bolster their squad are the Houston Astros. Moreover, they have a major hole at third base with the injury to Issac Paredes and the Astros aren't optimistic that they'll have the Mexican player soon.
Speaking on the team's pregame show with SportsTalk790, Astros general manager Dana Brown said Ronel Paredes' hamstring injury is 'a little more severe than we initially thought.' Brown added that Paredes will be seeking a second opinion from doctors.
With this in mind, The Athletic's Chandler Rome reports that Houston are at least doing its due diligence with Eugenio Suárez as the Arizona Diamondbacks veteran appears to be the marquee player on the trade market this deadline.
'Suárez is the most straightforward way to address Paredes' potential season-long absence and, according to multiple league sources, the Astros have at least checked in with the Arizona Diamondbacks to make their interest known,' Rome wrote. 'Whether Houston has enough prospect capital to compete with Suárez's slew of other suitors is a legitimate question.'
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While most contending teams would welcome Suárez's 36 home runs and 87 RBI so far this season into their starting lineup, Rome questions whether it's the right fit since the Astros already have several right-handed hitters and lack left-handed ones.
'Another is perhaps more pertinent: Is Suárez even an ideal fit for the Astros' roster?' Rome added. 'Brown has not hidden the fact that he is searching for a left-handed bat, a stance he reiterated Sunday. Suárez hits right-handed and is strikeout-prone, problematic for an offense that — at full strength — has no balance and prides itself on putting the ball in play.'
Houston have a few days to figure out their third base situation and whether or not they can add another left-handed bat into their lineup.