If you like our content,\u00a0choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n At this point last season, the Red Sox had Rafael Devers and Alex Bregman. But Devers was traded and Bregman left in free agency. That’s a lot of pop to make up for.\u00a0The Red Sox did a good job bringing Willson Contreras to town and will have a full season of Roman Anthony, which should help mitigate the losses. But there is room for one more. MLB.com’s Theo DeRosa<\/a> made the case for Eugenio Su\u00e1rez. <\/p>\n Who could be an option for Boston? Oct 19, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suarez (28) throws to first for an out against Toronto Blue Jays right fielder George Springer (not pictured) in the sixth inning during game six of the ALCS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images | John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n “Eugenio Su\u00e1rez,” DeRosa wrote. “Pro: Big-time pop. If Su\u00e1rez can replicate his 2025 in terms of his power production, he has a chance to put up a record-breaking season for the Red Sox. Boston has only had two 50-homer seasons in its rich history — Jimmie Foxx (50) in 1938 and David Ortiz (54) in 2006 — and Su\u00e1rez totaled 49 dingers between the D-backs and Mariners last year.<\/p>\n “The pop in the veteran third baseman\u2019s right-handed bat would give the Red Sox a new dimension offensively, elevating a club that finished in the middle of the pack in homers in 2025 to a potential top-10 finish league-wide. It\u2019s not just dingers: Su\u00e1rez drove in a career-high 118 runs last season, and that total might even go up in a talented Red Sox lineup led by Roman Anthony, Trevor Story and Jarren Duran.”<\/p>\n While Su\u00e1rez would clearly solve the team’s power problem \u2014 he hit 49 homers in 2025 and drove in 118 runs \u2014 and doesn’t have much defensive upside at this point in his career. MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo<\/a> reported on Jan. 20 that there had been “very little traction” on a deal with Su\u00e1rez.<\/p>\n Since then, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has discussed the importance of infield defense for run prevention<\/a>. While Su\u00e1rez clearly would help offensively, he doesn’t have defensive upside and shouldn’t be considered likely at this point.<\/p>\n![\"Seattle](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01kftztdsf83vz2zm35t.jpg\" "\\"Seattle")
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