{"id":104694,"date":"2025-07-23T22:13:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T02:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=104694"},"modified":"2025-07-23T22:35:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T02:35:03","slug":"reds-might-target-reunion-eugenio-suarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/23\/reds-might-target-reunion-eugenio-suarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Reds Interested in Reunion with Slugging Infielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati Reds might be looking to reunite with their former third baseman. According to a report from C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic on Wednesday, there is &#8220;mutual interest&#8221; between the Reds and the Arizona Diamondbacks that would send slugger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/suareeu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eugenio Su\u00e1rez<\/a> back to Cincinnati, where he spent seven seasons.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104489\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-104489\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26633259-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26633259-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26633259-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26633259-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26633259-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26633259-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26633259-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26633259-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jul 12, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/suareeu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eugenio Suarez<\/a> (28) celebrates after hitting his second solo home run of the game during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Report: &#8220;Mutual Interest&#8221; Between Reds, DBacks on Eugenio Su\u00e1rez Trade<\/h2>\n<p>The Reds would be buying high on Su\u00e1rez, who leads the major leagues with 86 RBI and the National League with 36 homers. Still in a competitive position in the NL Central, they should be looking to add some pieces in the coming days. With the Diamondbacks barely on the edge of contention, they will likely be selling at the trade deadline. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/28\/diamondbacks-eugenio-suarez-future-remains-unclear\/\" target=\"_self\">Su\u00e1rez<\/a> in particular has been at the center of trade talks. So, on paper, a deal involving Su\u00e1rez makes sense for both sides.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Could the Reds reunite with old friend Eugenio Su\u00e1rez? Here\u2019s <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ctrent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ctrent<\/a> with news on their interest. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SOUz6VxxR9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/SOUz6VxxR9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ken_Rosenthal\/status\/1948172332037796165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In terms of young pitching talent, Rosecrans mentions in his article that the Reds probably won&#8217;t want to give up either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/burnsch01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chase Burns<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lowderh01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rhett Lowder<\/a> in a trade. However, he indicated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pettych02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-23_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chase Petty<\/a> could be available in a potential deal. Petty has struggled this season, both in his three major league appearances and at Triple-A Louisville. A change of scenery could be in store for the 22-year-old rookie.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Reds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Reds<\/a> and Diamondbacks have &#8220;mutual interest&#8221; in a trade for 3B Eugenio Suarez according to <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ctrent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ctrent<\/a> of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>Suarez is hitting .252 with 36 HR and 86 RBI. He is a free agent after 2025 &#8211; in the final year of the $66 mil extension he signed with the Reds in 2018. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8nQwIRfguI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/8nQwIRfguI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chatterbox Sports (@CBoxSports) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBoxSports\/status\/1948179644278006245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps more likely, though, is a package deal involving a glut of Reds minor league infielders. With Elly De La Cruz serving as the team&#8217;s breakout star, it may be a while before the Reds need a new major league shortstop. Trading one or more minor leaguers to get Su\u00e1rez is a deal the Reds would probably go for.<\/p>\n<p>However, MLB Network insider Mark Feinsand reported later on Wednesday that while the two clubs have discussed Su\u00e1rez, sources say that a full deal coming together appears to be &#8220;a long shot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Reds and Diamondbacks have indeed discussed Eugenio Suarez, but sources called it \u201ca long shot\u201d that a deal comes together. Arizona is shopping Suarez, Josh Naylor, Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly, according to sources, as all are on expiring contracts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Feinsand\/status\/1948191058573058505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Su\u00e1rez No Stranger to Cincy<\/h3>\n<p>After debuting with the Detroit Tigers in 2014, Su\u00e1rez was traded to the Reds ahead of the 2015 season. There, he became a premier (albeit high-strikeout) slugger, enjoying an All-Star campaign in 2018 and following it up with a 49-homer season in 2019. Cincinnati then <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2022\/03\/14\/cincinnati-reds-trade-winker-suarez-seattle-mariners\/\" target=\"_self\">traded him<\/a> to the Seattle Mariners ahead of the 2022 season, who, in turn, traded him to Arizona following the 2023 season. Due to all these trades with no free agency in between, Su\u00e1rez is still technically under the terms of the seven-year deal (plus one-year option) he signed with the Reds before the 2018 season.<\/p>\n<h3>The Last Word<\/h3>\n<p>While several other teams, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/21\/cubs-interested-suarez-and-finnegan\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/06\/yankees-actively-searching-trade-market\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Yankees<\/a>, have shown interest in acquiring Su\u00e1rez, a reunion with Cincinnati would be among the more intriguing outcomes. The Reds sit in third place in the NL Central at 53-50, 8 1\/2 games behind the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers. However, manager <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/francte01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terry Francona<\/a> has them only 2 1\/2 games out of a wild card spot in his first year at the helm in Cincy. While the Diamondbacks are a mere three games lower in that race, they appear to have more of a seller&#8217;s mentality as the deadline approaches than the Reds. Whether a trade to bring Eugenio Su\u00e1rez back to the Reds happens or not, it appears the stars have aligned to at least make it a real possibility.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Owen Ziliak\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati Reds might be looking to reunite with their former third baseman. According to a report from C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic on Wednesday, there is &#8220;mutual interest&#8221; between the Reds and the Arizona Diamondbacks that would send slugger Eugenio Su\u00e1rez back to Cincinnati, where he spent seven seasons. 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