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Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez fields the ball and throws out Houston Astros' Yainer Diaz in the first inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on July 23, 2025. Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

MLB Insider Proposes Wild Seattle Mariners Trade That Fans Can't Believe

Originally posted on Minor League Baseball on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated Jul 24, 2025 3:32 PM ET

The Seattle Mariners have been heavily linked to Arizona Diamondbacks' third baseman Eugenio Suarez as the trade deadline comes up on July 31.

Suarez, 34, is putting together a sensational season season for Arizona, and his 36 home runs trail only Shohei Ohtani in the National League. His 86 RBIs lead baseball entering play on Thursday.

He would be a major upgrade to the Mariners lineup, and it would reunite him in the clubhouse, where he played for the M's in 2022 and 2023.

As for what it will cost the M's to get Suarez? That's a bit of a guessing game, but the M's do have several interesting pieces to offer the D-backs. Seattle has eight top 100 prospects, and a few intriguing young big-leaguers like Logan Evans.

However, former executive Jim Bowden of The Athletic wants the Mariners to make a wild trade for Suarez, as he wrote on Thursday:

A package highlighted by middle infielder Michael Arroyo and right-hander Ryan Sloan could be enough to get a deal done. Arroyo, 20, has reached base at a .417 clip this season between High A and Double A. He has 17 homers and 49 RBIs. A second-round pick in 2024, Sloan has a 3.43 ERA over 15 starts this season at Low A. The 19-year-old has logged a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 5.82.

Latest on Eugenio Suarez who now appears will likely be dealt at the deadline with most likely landing spots: https://t.co/hprYIXmi7k
— Jim Bowden⚾️ (@JimBowdenGM) July 24, 2025

Arroyo is currently ranked as the No. 60 prospect in baseball, per MLB Pipeline, and Sloan is ranked No. 61. While the Diamondbacks can ask for that package, it certainly doesn't seem likely.

For comparison, the Mariners acquired Luis Castillo at the 2022 trade deadline. That did cost them two Top-100 prospects ( Edwin Arroyo and Noelvi Marte), but Castillo was younger, a pitcher, and under control for 1.5 more years. I just can't see the M's making a deal like this for a player five years older who is a rental.

Mariners fans couldn't believe it, either:

Per @HairlineSports on social media:

I’m not even a SEA fan and the package you have them giving up is about 5x more than any other team (Jaxon) wiggins for Geno is enough but Ms have to add BOTH Arroyo and Sloan LOL

Sloan might be SP1 for prospects a year from now

I’m not even a SEA fan and the package you have them giving up is about 5x more than any other team wiggins for Geno is enough but Ms have to add BOTH Arroyo and Sloan LOL

Sloan might be SP1 for prospects a year from now
— Hairline Sports (@HairlineSports) July 24, 2025

From Travis Olson:

What the hell are you talking about. So you have the mariners giving up two prospects in the top 79 in baseball. Meanwhile the Yankees give up no top 100 prospects. Come on. East coast bias much.

What the hell are you talking about. So you have the mariners giving up two prospects in the top 79 in baseball. Meanwhile the Yankees give up no top 100 prospects. Come on. East coast bias much.
— Travis Olson (@olsontw) July 24, 2025

This article first appeared on Minor League Baseball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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