Unfortunately for him, sluggers like Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso are also free agents, and seem like much safer options. Alonso ranks above Suárez in every category on Baseball Savant, and he’s only 30 years old.
Schwarber is coming off the best season of his career, and while he also ranks near the bottom of the league in whiff rate and strikeout rate, he has one of the best walk and chase rates among all hitters, while Suárez leaves a lot to be desired in those categories.
At the end of the day, the contract Suárez will receive will come down to whether teams think they are getting pre-deadline Suárez, who hit 36 home runs, or post-deadline Suárez, who struggled with strikeouts, batted .189, and only hit 13 home runs.
As a result, Suárez is a more risky choice, but also a cheaper one, than the aforementioned power bats.
Free Agent Landing Spots for Eugenio Suárez
SEATTLE, WA – OCTOBER 17: Eugenio Suárez #28 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates after winning Game Five of the American League Championship Series presented by loanDepot between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Friday, October 17, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Rod Mar/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Arizona Diamondbacks
Why not, right? Suárez seemed very at home in Arizona in his time there, and the Diamondbacks’ disappointing 2025 was obviously not Suárez’s fault.
Arizona came into 2025 with high aspirations. After a magical run to the World Series in 2023 that ended in a loss to the Texas Rangers, the Diamondbacks underachieved in 2024. Despite possessing MLB’s best offense in terms of runs, they had the fourth-worst team ERA, leading to a 89-73 record.