Three months ago, it was in doubt whether Eugenio Suárez would finish the season with the Diamondbacks. Arizona's offseason acquisition of the veteran third baseman from the Mariners seemed like a bust. Suárez started the season horribly. He hit .241/.310/.357 through the end of April and fell into an even worse slump over the next two months. From the start of May through the end of June, Suárez posted a .165/.259/.280 line while striking out more than 30% of the time.
By the middle of June, the D-Backs were contemplating a change. On June 9, USA Today's Bob Nightengale wrote that the D-Backs were willing to consider what would've been a salary dump trade. Nightengale indicated that Suárez's hold on the third base job was tenuous and manager Torey Lovullo said a few days later that the Snakes would give more third base reps to rookie Blaze Alexander. That never really transpired, as Alexander scuffled in the limited playing time he did receive.
At the same time, Suárez began to find his footing. He reached base at a .391 clip between the time of Lovullo's comments and the end of the month. Once the calendar flipped to July, he transformed into an elite power threat.
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Another overly player-friendly piece. Doesn’t seem right…
mlb fan
Players are why we watch you know. It wouldn’t be much fun to watch a room full of baseball executives talking on the phone and eating donuts and sunflower seeds for 9 innings.
MLBTR needs to hire editors
Payola from the agent.
TAKERDBACKS
As a diehard dbacks fan he did exactly what we need for his price. Hit for power. Played great defense and was amazing in the clubhouse. He never hit for average
This one belongs to the Reds
Geno leaves good vibes wherever he goes. Nice guy with a good sense of humor. Good defensively and hits for power but will never hit .300 and will have his share of strikeouts.
Very Barry
Arizona is a prime example of why some owners don’t want to spend $$$. Front office just wastes the money. If Arizona would have hired me to call the shots …. Dbacks would be getting ready for the parade they thought the Suns would have.
I would have left Suarez in Seattle.
I would have NEVER signed Jordan Montgomery.
I would have outbid SF for Blake Snell.
I would have traded half the farm system for Dylan Cease.
I would have traded Zac Gallen for the needed additional bats. (Gallen is decent, but he is far from the “lights out” playoff types needed to win a title.)
I would have traded the other half of the farm system for Garrett Crochet at the deadline.
I would ride Snell and Cease all the way to the title. Regular Season means nothing now folks! Get two bona fide studs. Grab a Wild Card slot. Ride your 2 studs to the title.