The Eugenio Suarez thread

[krazy2k]

Suarez struck out 36% of the time in 2023. Let's hope he improves on that rate in 2024. He's not in his 20s anymore.

 

[Ronin]

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[ProdigalSun]

Being in Seattle, I watch a fair amount of the M’s. Geno has power but does strike out alot. He’ll probably benefit from playing in a more hitter friendly park than T-mobile though, which is notoriously hard on hitters. His defense is legit

 

[TJ]

I immediately thought of Venezuelan Mark Reynolds too. Upgrade over what we had last year but all of the Ks!

 

[outcent13]

I like the move but I have to say if you strike out that much it really doesn’t matter how hitter friendly a park may be lol

 

[GatorAZ]

I immediately thought of Venezuelan Mark Reynolds too. Upgrade over what we had last year but all of the Ks!

Reynold’s strikeouts were acceptable b/c of his power. Suarez doesn’t have that kind of pop.

 

[Dback Jon]

Reynold’s strikeouts were acceptable b/c of his power. Suarez doesn’t have that kind of pop.

I think you need to compare home run numbers. Suarez is a better home run hitter

 

[GatorAZ]

I think you need to compare home run numbers. Suarez is a better home run hitter

Yeah a few years back. He slugged .391 last year.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Chris_Sanders]

Reynold’s strikeouts were acceptable b/c of his power. Suarez doesn’t have that kind of pop.

Suarez hit 49 home runs in a season. What are you talking about

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Yeah a few years back. He slugged .391 last year.

He had one bad year and it was still over 20 hrs and a great WAR. Do you buy into the one bad year or the career numbers

 

[GatorAZ]

Suarez hit 49 home runs in a season. What are you talking about

Talking about the current player

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Mark Reynolds 13 seasons Total WAR 6.8

Eugenio Suarez 10 seasons Total WAR 20.5

The only similarities between them is the strikeouts.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Talking about the current player

You are basing it off an outlier year rather than looking at a three year trend.

 

[GatorAZ]

You are basing it off an outlier year rather than looking at a three year trend.

He will turn 33 next year so I don’t expect the power to suddenly increase again unless he was playing thru injuries last year.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

He will turn 33 next year so I don’t expect the power to suddenly increase again unless he was playing thru injuries last year.

His two year WAR is the #9 third baseman in baseball.

 

[Sparky16]

I like the move but I have to say if you strike out that much it really doesn’t matter how hitter friendly a park may be lol

Was it better watching guys playing 3rd last year ground into DP who were not hitting homeruns anyway? I will take the Ks for a power hitting reg 3rd baseman @ $14M

 

[MigratingOsprey]

My son is a Reds fan, so I follow them a bit. We go to spring training practices, etc.

Geno is a presence and you all will love him.

Great clubhouse and community guy.

Good defender. Streaky with the bat with a good amount of pop.

Maybe his power numbers were inflated a little in the great american bandbox. Maybe they were deflated a little in a tougher Seattle stadium.

I think he'll fit well into AZ and the NL West stadiums

For essentially a free upgrade, I'm not seeing a downside to pulling this move

 

[AZCB34]

Makes me nervous when one tan seems to have fleeced another like the Mariners know something the Dbacks didn’t. Overall though this seems like a good trade minus his age.

 

[GatorAZ]

Was it better watching guys playing 3rd last year ground into DP who were not hitting homeruns anyway? I will take the Ks for a power hitting reg 3rd baseman @ $14M

A league average 3B is an upgrade yes. We’re all in agreement about that.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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