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Eugenio Suarez 2022 Player Outlook: Elite Power Should Continue With New Team
3 years agoThe 2021 season was terrible for Eugenio Suarez, who hit just .198 in his 574 plate appearances and found himself in a platoon situation for much of the year. His strikeout rate stayed sky high (29.8%) and the walk rate (9.8%) was the worst he has posted since 2016. The two redeeming qualities to his 2021 season were the home runs (31 with a very strong 18.5 PA/HR rate), and his late-season surge (he slugged .808 with eight homers and an improved 25% K% in September/October). That gives Suarez hope for staying relevant in the fantasy game as a guy that can contribute to homers and RBI. Jesse Winker along with Suarez was traded to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Justin Dunn, Brandon Williamson, and Jake Fraley during Spring Training. Suarez will be entrenched as Seattle's new starting third baseman and replace the recently retired Kyle Seager. He becomes a potentially attractive option in 2022 drafts for cheap. With the ADP plummeting to 210, the slow-footed 30-year-old can be drafted as a late-round HR/RBI specialist, but just be sure your team can withstand the massive blow he will deliver to your team's batting average.
