The Boston Red Sox struck out in the Pete Alonso sweepstakes as he reportedly agreed to a deal with the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday. Now, the organization needs to pivot in a different direction.
Fortunately for Boston, there are a lot of quality hitters left on the market. The Red Sox seem to prefer a right-handed hitter which narrows the options, but doesn’t eliminate everyone. Alex Bregman is a name that continues to come up in connection to the organization, but there is one strong slugger that they don’t appear to have much interest in: third baseman Eugenio Suarez.
“Free agent Eugenio Suarez, who slugged 49 homers in 2025, is one of the top power bats still available but to this point, despite poking around on him, the Red Sox have not been aggressors in his market,” Chris Cotillo wrote for MassLive.
Yes, Suarez is 34 years old, and it’s unknown how many more years he will hit the way he has over the last few seasons. However, that didn’t stop Kyle Schwarber from agreeing to a $150 million deal on Tuesday to return to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Even if there is a concern about how much longer his glove will hold up defensively, Suarez could always be shifted to a designated hitter (like Schwarber). He checks the boxes of adding a strong bat to the Red Sox lineup and one that is right handed.
Major contract demands shouldn’t even be part of the hold up as insiders Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel predicted him to sign a three-year deal worth $45 million on Nov. 6. It’s a fraction of how much the Red Sox (or any team) will likely pay Bregman.
It’s understandable why Bregman would be their first choice since he spent a year manning the hot corner and was a strong leader in the clubhouse, but to not even check on Suarez seems like a case of Craig Breslow not doing his due diligence. Plus, checking in on Suarez would show Bregman and his agent, Scott Boras, the organization has other options if it is unable to bring him back.
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