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Despite being six games out of first place in the American League West, the Seattle Mariners are in a great spot to reach the postseason.
Entering Sunday, Seattle was 50-45 and it held the third AL Wild Card spot over the Tampa Bay Rays.
According to recent reports, it seems that the Mariners front office realizes this could be their year and wants to make offensive upgrades.
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported that Seattle is interested in acquiring its former third baseman Eugenio Suarez from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Suarez spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons in Seattle before being dealt to Arizona in the offseason prior to last season. He had some success with the Mariners, as he collected 53 home runs and 183 RBIs in his time there.
His name has been mentioned as one of the top trade targets for the last couple of weeks and for good reason. He is one of the premier right-handed bats that may be available prior to the deadline and that is always going to garner attention.
With his two homers on Saturday against the Angels, Suarez has now eclipsed 30 home runs in six of the last seven full seasons he’s played in.
Seattle has been a struggling offensive team over the last few seasons, but thanks to the monster first half from catcher Cal Raleigh, those numbers are a bit inflated.
The Mariners are in the top 15 in nearly every offensive category and the addition of a .249 average, 31 home runs and .886 OPS would certainly make them one of the most feared offenses in all of baseball.
Along with the interest in Suarez, Nightengale reported that Seattle is also interested in Diamondbacks first baseman Josh Naylor.
If the Mariners could somehow add both Suarez and Naylor, they could very well have the best lineup and offense in the entire American League.
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