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D-backs slugger and former Mariner is reported to be the Mariners , but hes not a surefire bet to be available with Arizona on the periphery of the NL Wild Card chase. Seattle wouldnt put all of its eggs in one basket anyhow Surez would have several motivated bidders trying to acquire him so its not a big surprise to see that the Mariners are among the teams to show interest in Rockies third baseman . [Related: ] The Jose Suarez Jersey 30-year-old McMahon wouldnt bring the same type of power as Surez, but hes younger with a much better glove and is signed for an additional two seasons. After a brutal start to his season and a poor final few months in 2024, McMahon has bounced back to his previous form. Dating back to May 1, hes slashing .249/.333/.478 with 14 home runs, a dozen doubles and a triple. His 11.2% walk rate is strong, though a 29.7% strikeout rate in that span and a lengthy history of sub-par contact skills does present one concern. McMahon does have pronounced home/road splits. He entered play Wednesday batting .253/.368/.500 at Coors Field and .189/.265/.324 on the road. Hed hardly be the first player to struggle on the road while playing home games at altitude and then even things out when traded to a more neutral setting, though. Prominent names like , and (among others) have shown considerable home/road splits while playing for the Rockies before going on to find plenty of succe s elsewhere. That said, going from Coors Field to Seattles T-Mobile Park perhaps the most pitcher-friendly setting in MLB would potentially be a rude awakening. McMahon has been particularly hot of late, hitting in six straight games and batting .345/.406/.848 with four homers and two doubles acro s his past eight contests. (That does not include the walk he drew in his first plate appearance of todays game.) Hes being paid $12MM in 2025 with about $4.32MM yet to be paid out and is owed $16MM per year in 2026-27. Although McMahon isnt as complete a player as , his remaining contract (which covers his age-31 and age-32 seasons) is a fraction of the six-year, $151MM contract Chapman signed starting in his age-32 season. McMahons contract looks affordable by comparison, and while much of the Mariners activity over the past two years has been dictated by ownership mandates to scale back payroll, ownership is reportedly at this summers deadline. Third base has been a weak spot for the Mariners throughout the season. Rookie has been the primary option for Seattle, providing strong defense but virtually nothing in terms of power or on-base skills. The 24-year-old Williamson, Seattles second-round pick in 2023, rushed to the majors after just 14 games in Triple-A. Hes hitting .256/.289/.315 with one home run in his first 268 major league plate appearances. Entering the season, the hope was that veteran switch-hitter who re-signed as a free agent over the winter would transition from second base to third base. Knee and side injuries have left Polanco as a designated hitter more often than not, however. His bat has more than held up its end of the equation, evidenced by a strong .254/.313/.462 slash with 15 homers and a tiny 14.2% strikeout rate. Polanco has played just 113 innings in the field this season, however. [Related: ] As for the Rockies, they tend not to be particularly active on the summer trade market even in non-contending seasons. They have a reputation for holding players well past the point at which their trade value reaches its apex. Thats arguably already happened with McMahon, though his resurgent play since May has done plenty of work to rebuild some of the value hed lost over the past three to four months of play. Saunders is the latest of several prominent reporters to suggest that with the Rockies bottoming out so significantly in 2025, they could well be more amenable to trading some veteran players over the next eight days. , and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic suggested as much earlier in the month as well. Kyren Paris Jersey