Eugenio Suárez
- Free agent est. 2 yr × $6.7M ($3M–$13M) if his mutual option is declined · +0.4 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as a bench bat
1 caution
- Holds a $16.0M mutual option for 2027; one side almost always declines.
- Injured list 2026: Mild left oblique strain (Apr 25–May 22)
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −4.7 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.33 wins over 417 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.77 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Pulls 25% of his batted balls in the air, top quarter of right-handed hitters. Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 497 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 128 | .319 | .313 | 37% | 17% | 25% | +1.51 | −0.80 |
| RHP | 369 | .336 | .301 | 33% | 8% | 30% | −0.01 | +0.04 |
- Attack angle
- 18.0° (50% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −4.4°
- Swing length
- 7.8 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 21%
- Pull-air %
- 22.0%
- Hard-hit %
- 36.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .212/.307/.433 · 102
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and away (+4.6 vs. league per 100; 2.2 standard errors on 105 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−4.6), but only 2.1 standard errors from average on 74 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,835 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Suárez: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Nolan Gorman STL · ’00 | .278 | −0.5 | −0.1 | Arb |
| 55 | Colton Cowser BAL · ’00 | .316 | 2.1 | 2.0 | Arb |
| 53 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY · ’98 | .296 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Free agent |
| 52 | Kazuma Okamoto TOR · ’96 | .328 | 3.0 | 1.7 | Signed $17.3M |
| 52 | Marcell Ozuna FA · ’90 | .304 | −1.0 | 0.2 | Free agent |
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (similarity 53, 3.2 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | −7 | −6 | −0.2 | −6.2 | 1,769 |
| 2025 | 1B | −1 | −1 | +0.1 | −0.9 | 25 |
| 2025 | 3B | −5 | −4 | 0.0 | −4.0 | 5,732 |
| 2024 | 3B | +3 | +2 | +1.0 | +3.0 | 5,836 |
| 2023 | 3B | +11 | +8 | −0.1 | +7.9 | 5,812 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 3B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−6 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 3Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3B | 109 | +1.5 |
| 2025 | 3B | 427 | −11.2 |
| 2024 | 3B | 471 | +16.7 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
His 2027 is a $16.0M mutual option, decided ≈ Nov 1–5 (either side can decline it). The Free-Agent Board expects it declined, so it prices him as a free agent. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Louisville Bats | 34 | 2 | 7 PA | 7 PA · .143/.143/.286 · 0 HR · 42.9% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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