The Arizona Diamondbacks decide to bring in the former popular goalkeeper of the Seattle Mariners

The Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday elected to return former Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suarez by picking up his team option.

Per Jesse Rogers of ESPN on social media:

According to the source, Diamondbacks INF Eugenio Suarez’s option will be selected for 2025. It is worth $15 million.

On the surface, the decision was easy as Suarez had a great year for Arizona. Although the Diamondbacks did not make the playoffs, Suarez hit .256 with 30 runs scored and 101 RBI. He also played in 158 games, proving once again how durable he is. Since 2016, he has played virtually the entire season every season.

While the question was easy on the surface, it wasn’t easy under the hood. Suarez, a very fast player, hit just .172 in May and .156 in June. He was hitting just .216 at the All-Star break.

While it appears the Diamondbacks plan to use him in 2025, there is still a chance he could be dealt this offseason.

The Mariners traded him to Arizona last offseason in a salary-cutting move that gave them backup catcher Seby Zavala and a promising relief prospect. The M’s acquired Suarez ahead of the 2022 season and he immediately became a fan favorite due to his good attitude and ability to hit home runs.

In 2022, Suarez recorded 31 homers and 87 RBI for the M’s as they broke their drought and advanced to the playoffs. He added 22 homers and 96 RBI for a 2023 team that missed the playoffs by just one game. Trading him was touted by the front office as a way to reduce strikeouts (he led the American League in strikeouts each of those years), but it was apparently just a way to reduce his $11 million salary last offseason, another in a row of frustrating money-grabbing movements.

Suarez is a one-time All-Star who played for the Cincinnati Reds for 11 years. sailors, Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers.

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