{"id":698893,"date":"2026-05-14T17:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/698893\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:06:13","slug":"as-acquire-jose-suarez-from-mariners-dfa-junior-perez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/698893\/","title":{"rendered":"A’s Acquire Jos\u00e9 Suarez From Mariners, DFA Junior Perez"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Athletics acquired left-hander Jos\u00e9 Suarez<\/a> from the Mariners in exchange for cash, the teams announced Thursday. Seattle designated Suarez for assignment earlier in the week. In a corresponding move, the A\u2019s designated outfielder Junior Perez<\/a> for assignment. Since Suarez is out of minor league options, he\u2019ll jump right onto the Athletics\u2019 big league roster.<\/p>\n

Suarez opened the season with Atlanta but was designated for assignment earlier in the month. The Mariners scooped him up but gave him only one appearance (two innings, one run allowed) before jettisoning him from their own 40-man roster. Overall, the 28-year-old has a grisly 6.38 ERA in 18 1\/3 frames this season.<\/p>\n

Suarez has missed bats at a far loftier level than usual but has also displayed the worst command of his career this season. His 26.7% strikeout rate and 13% swinging-strike rate are both well north of his respective career marks of 20.9% and 11.7%. However, Suarez has walked 15.6% of his opponents \u2014 six percentage points higher than his career 9.6% mark. He\u2019s also hit a batter and tossed a pair of wild pitches.<\/p>\n

Back in 2021-22, Suarez looked to be emerging as a quality fourth starter in Anaheim. He gave the Halos 207 1\/3 innings with a 3.86 ERA with a slightly below-average strikeout rate but a walk rate that was a bit better than average. The wheels came off in 2023, due in no small part to a shoulder strain that sent him to the injured list for several months. He posted an 8.29 ERA in 33 2\/3 innings that season and was only marginally better in 52 1\/3 frames the following season (6.02 ERA). He had decent results in a small sample with the Braves last season but generally has not gotten back to that 2022-23 form \u2014 or come particularly close \u2014 over any meaningful period of time.<\/p>\n

Suarez is making $900K this season. That\u2019s only $120K north of league minimum, but the A\u2019s are now on the hook for the remainder of that sum. He\u2019s worked as both a starter and reliever in the past but seems ticketed for manager Mark Kotsay\u2019s bullpen \u2014 at least for now. The A\u2019s presently have Luis Severino<\/a>, Jeffrey Springs<\/a>, Aaron Civale<\/a>, Jacob Lopez<\/a> and J.T. Ginn<\/a> in the rotation, although Lopez (today\u2019s starter versus the Cardinals) has been hit extremely hard in 2026.<\/p>\n

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