The New York Yankees need a third baseman at the trade deadline, and Eugenio Suárez figures to be most teams' top target at the deadline.

Suárez's current hot streak combined with the scarcity of impact bats available will embolden Arizona to ask for a king's ransom in return for his services. The Yankees could probably manage to hold on to George Lombard Jr. but they would be required to gut the remainder of their farm system to rent Suárez for a few months.

The Seattle Mariners agreed to a deal to acquire slugger Eugenio Suárez on Wednesday night in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks.