Top Landing Spots for Eugenio Suárez

Arizona Diamondbacks

Why not, right? Suárez seemed very at home in Arizona in his time there, and the Diamondbacks’ disappointing 2025 was obviously not Suárez’s fault.

Arizona came into 2025 with high aspirations. After a magical run to the World Series in 2023 that ended in a loss to the Texas Rangers, the Diamondbacks underachieved in 2024. Despite possessing MLB’s best offense in terms of runs, they had the fourth-worst team ERA, leading to a 89-73 record.

In the offseason, they signed Corbin Burnes and traded for first baseman Josh Naylor, and becoming one of the most exciting teams to look out for in 2025. Once again, they finished near the top of the league in team offense; However, it still wasn’t enough.

Burnes went down with a torn UCL early in the year, and a 4.47 team ERA, including a 4.82 reliever ERA, held them back once again, finishing the year 80-82.

When you look at the D-Backs’ offense, it’s hard to imagine that this lineup isn’t making it to October every year. Corbin Carroll had a career year, Ketel Marte is still one of the league’s best second baseman, and Geroldo Perdomo emerged as one of the league’s most underrated players, finishing with a 138 wRC+ and a 7.1 fWAR.

So, it makes sense that they could bring back Suárez, do their best to improve the pitching staff, and be competitive for the postseason again. 

The only potential hangup is Jordan Lawlar. He filled in at third base for Suárez after he was dealt, but it remains to be seen what happens with him in 2026 after he struggled at the big-league level.

Athletics

It’s rare to see the Athletics on a list of likely destinations for a free agent to land — especially for a player coming off a year like Suárez just had.

However, ESPN’s David Schoenfield released an article listing the top destinations for free agents, and he listed the Athletics as his top potential landing spot. 

“… a lot of factors could push Suárez to the A’s: his age, his below-average OBP and strikeout rate, his subpar production after he was traded to Seattle,” Schoenfield stated in his article.

Additionally, the Athletics struggled to solidify a starter at third base in 2025. Their offense has lots of promising young players like Nick Kurtz, Jacob Wilson and Brent Rooker, and they proved that they may be willing to spend money last season when they signed Luis Sevrino to a three-year, $67 million contract, a similar amount to what Suárez is anticipated to receive.

This may be the most far fetched of the teams mentioned on this list, but with the step forward the Athletics took in 2025, Suárez would be a vital piece in getting this team back to postseason contention.

Detroit Tigers

After a scorching-hot start to 2025, finding themselves 25 games above .500 in early July and as much as 14 games up in the AL Central, the Tigers suffered a historic collapse down the back half of the season, surrendering the division title to the Guardians.

While they got the last laugh, defeating Cleveland 2-1 in the AL Wild Card Series, 2025 was not the season the Tigers hoped for.

The main culprit for the catastrophic collapse was the Tigers’ problems on offense. While they finished with a .729 team OPS, good enough for 12th in MLB, they had just a .699 OPS post All-Star break, which was 19th in MLB and the third worst among playoff teams, only above the Guardians and Reds.

So, adding a player who hit 49 home runs in 2025 to the Tigers’ lineup could be a good move. Suárez also began his career in Detroit, so a homecoming isn’t unlikely.

The Tigers ran with Zach McKinstry at third in 2025, and he was productive, putting up a 114 wRC+ and a 3.2 fWAR. However, he is a utility piece, and AJ Hinch has been known to be clever with his organization of his lineup.

Colt Keith played 137 games at DH, so he could move to second if the Tigers lose Gleyber Torres to free agency and Suárez could fill in nicely at third base.

Seattle Mariners

The Eugenio Suárez experiment didn’t work out as well as Seattle would have hoped. As mentioned before, his production tapered off after acquiring him. However, he still hit 13 home runs after he was traded for on July 31st and showed his ability to deliver the big swing that was needed for the Mariners in the postseason.

That’s valuable for a team looking to right the ship and get right back into World Series contention in 2026.

With Josh Naylor and Jorge Polanco also hitting the open market, it puts even more pressure to bring back a bat like Suárez, who has the ability to single handedly lead an offense. The team can ill afford to lose all three, and Suárez features the highest offensive ceiling of the bunch.

If the Mariners believe Suárez can return to his pre-All Star break production, bringing him back may be essential in this team bringing a title to Seattle. After all, it would create a lethal power-hitting duo that hit 109 home runs in 2025 with Cal Raleigh and Suárez in the heart of the order.

Boston Red Sox

Alex Bregman was one of MLB’s best third basemen in 2025. After signing a three-year, $120 million deal with opt outs in February of 2025, he decided to test free agency, believing a better (longer) deal is out there. 

While he was limited to 114 games due to a quad strain, he still finished with a 125 wRC+ and a 3.5 fWAR. He didn’t play as well after returning from injury as he did before getting injured, but he is still expected to sign a big deal this offseason.

If the Red Sox are not able to bring him back, Suárez could be a good replacement. Fenway Park was the second-best hitters ballpark in 2025 according to Baseball Savant, with a lot of that coming from doubles off the Green Monster.

Suárez had the highest average launch angle of his career in 2025 at 21.9 degrees, and he tied his highest pull in the air rate of his career with 28.6%. Boy, would that profile fit nicely at Fenway Park.

While unlikely due to the assumption Bregman will return, the image of Suárez pulling balls over the 37-foot green wall in Boston is fun to think about.