The Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly spoken to some of the league’s top free agents this off-season about joining their team.
While they have struck out on Pete Alonso and Kyle Schwarber, the Pirates
are still able to sign a strong free agent. Bleacher Report writer Zachary D. Rymer suggests the Pirates are the best fit for Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suárez.
“No team truly needs Suárez quite like the Pirates. He’s one of the top home run hitters in recent history, and they hit 31 fewer home runs than any other team this season,“ Rymer wrote.
“The Cincinnati Reds are another NL Central contender that badly needs a power infusion, but they at least have Ke’Bryan Hayes and Spencer Steer at the corners. By contrast, the Bucs have Jared Triolo and Spencer Horwitz, neither of whom is worthy of standing in the way of a player with Suárez’s credentials.
“The sheer power hostility of PNC Park is a complicating factor here, so the Pirates would have to make Suárez an offer worth his while. But they do seem eager to spend, to a point where they reportedly offered Kyle Schwarber a club-record deal.“
Other teams should be interested in Suárez, who becomes one of the next free agent dominoes to fall after Schwarber and Alonso have signed. However, the Pirates might figure to be the team that needs Suárez most of all.
He fits an immediate need at third base and he gives the team the power they need. The Pirates could make Suárez a designated hitter at times or move Jared Triolo to another spot on the field, so there isn’t a blocking at that spot in the lineup.
BD community, what do you think of the idea of adding Suárez? Chime off in the comments section below and share who you think the Pirates should sign.
