The New York Yankees desperately need to add a third baseman this season. The team never recovered from the loss of infielder Gleyber Torres. With Oswaldo Cabrera landing on the injured list a few weeks ago, New York needs to make an upgrade.
The trade market is going to be crucial for the Yankees this season. If they play their cards right, they could add another slugger to the lineup at a position of need.
The Athletic’s Jim Bowden recently suggested the Yankees could be a landing spot in a huge trade for Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Eugenio Suárez.
“Suárez has had a tremendous first half, belting 26 home runs with 69 RBIs, so his value is high despite being an impending free agent. Arizona could swap him in a buyer-to-buyer type of trade for a starting pitcher or impact reliever,” Bowden wrote. “The Diamondbacks’ top prospect, Jordan Lawlar, could replace Suárez, 33, at the hot corner if he’s traded. A reunion with the Mariners or a deal with the Yankees, who could then move Jazz Chisholm Jr. back to second base, would make a lot of sense.”
Of all the players potentially on the trade market, Suárez is the dream addition for the Bronx Bombers. The Diamondbacks’ third baseman is in the middle of a career year in Arizona. He’s on pace for over 40 home runs and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
Adding him alongside Aaron Judge in the middle of the lineup would give Aaron Boone a tremendous middle of the lineup.
This is the kind of trade idea that addresses the Yankees’ lowest-hanging fruit in a huge way.
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