Kyle Seager, Eugenio Suarez comp
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:12 am
Kyle Seager was a 6-foot, 216-pound lefthand-hitting third baseman while Eugenio Suarez is a 5-foot-11, 213-pound righthand-hitting third baseman.
Seager was 27 years old with three years and 85 days of MLB service in December 2014 when the Seattle Mariners signed Seager to a seven-year, $100 million extension, buying out his three arbitration seasons. The contract included a 2022 club option for $15 million plus escalators.
Suarez was 26 years and eight months old with three years and 61 days of MLB service in March 2018 when the Cincinnati Reds signed Suarez to a seven-year, $66 million extension, buying out his three arbitration seasons (after Suarez lost a contested arbitration hearing). The contract includes a 2025 club option for $15 million.
When he signed the extension, Seager had posted 13.8 fWAR, valued at $99.3 million, in 527 games. Over the course of the seven-year contract Seager posted 21.4 fWAR, valued at $171 million, in 953 games.
When he signed the extension, Suarez had posted 7.6 fWAR, valued at $60 million, in 497 games. Four-plus seasons into his seven-year contract Suarez had posted 10.7 fWAR, valued at $86.4 million, in 554 games heading into Friday's contest.
Seager won a Gold Glove and made his only All Star appearance the season before signing his extension while Suarez made his only All Star appearance the season after he signed his extension.
Just shy of Seager's 34th birthday, the Mariners declined the 2022 club option for $15 million plus escalators. If the Mariners keep Suarez around, about four months after his 33rd birthday in 2024 the M's must decide the 2025 club option for $15 million.
Much can happen between now and the 2025 option decision but Suarez is on pace to post 3+ WAR this season. The Suarez contract may no longer appear underwater but would Suarez be worth $15 million if the option were for 2023?
Seager was 27 years old with three years and 85 days of MLB service in December 2014 when the Seattle Mariners signed Seager to a seven-year, $100 million extension, buying out his three arbitration seasons. The contract included a 2022 club option for $15 million plus escalators.
Suarez was 26 years and eight months old with three years and 61 days of MLB service in March 2018 when the Cincinnati Reds signed Suarez to a seven-year, $66 million extension, buying out his three arbitration seasons (after Suarez lost a contested arbitration hearing). The contract includes a 2025 club option for $15 million.
When he signed the extension, Seager had posted 13.8 fWAR, valued at $99.3 million, in 527 games. Over the course of the seven-year contract Seager posted 21.4 fWAR, valued at $171 million, in 953 games.
When he signed the extension, Suarez had posted 7.6 fWAR, valued at $60 million, in 497 games. Four-plus seasons into his seven-year contract Suarez had posted 10.7 fWAR, valued at $86.4 million, in 554 games heading into Friday's contest.
Seager won a Gold Glove and made his only All Star appearance the season before signing his extension while Suarez made his only All Star appearance the season after he signed his extension.
Just shy of Seager's 34th birthday, the Mariners declined the 2022 club option for $15 million plus escalators. If the Mariners keep Suarez around, about four months after his 33rd birthday in 2024 the M's must decide the 2025 club option for $15 million.
Much can happen between now and the 2025 option decision but Suarez is on pace to post 3+ WAR this season. The Suarez contract may no longer appear underwater but would Suarez be worth $15 million if the option were for 2023?
