MLB\u2019s free-agent market has thinned out, but one masher remains an intriguing option for the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n
MLB Network\u2019s Harold Reynolds and Matt Vasgersian each identified<\/a> Boston as the top landing spot for Eugenio Su\u00e1rez. Reynolds feels Su\u00e1rez would meet a clear need after hitting 49 home runs last season, and the right-handed slugger\u2019s swing would work well at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n \u201cThey need that power,\u201d Reynolds said of the Red Sox. \u201cThey need a third baseman who can hit the ball over that wall.\u201d<\/p>\n Vasgersian called Su\u00e1rez a \u201cnice 1A\u201d alternative to the Red Sox acquiring corner infielder Isaac Paredes from the Houston Astros. Boston has reportedly checked<\/a> on the two-time All-Star, but the teams aren\u2019t close to reaching a deal.<\/p>\n Su\u00e1rez batted .228 with 196 strikeouts this season, but Vasgersian believes Boston\u2019s offense can withstand that issue.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cYou can survive the strikeouts there, because that\u2019s a pretty good contact-hitting lineup,\u201d Vasgersian said. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cAnd he\u2019s tailor-made for pulling the ball off the (Green) Monster,\u201d Reynolds added.<\/p>\n