The hottest hitter in Major League Baseball is also the hottest trade chip on the summer market, and his name is Eugenio Suárez.

The Seattle Mariners need to find a way to land third baseman Eugenio Suárez if they want a real chance to steal the American League West.

As the Mariners fell, 10-2, to the Brewers on Wednesday afternoon, many eyes within the organization were also shifting on the matinee taking place between the Astros and D-backs, and not necessarily

The Mariners' interest in Suárez — and fellow Diamondback Josh Naylor — is well-documented, but so is the interest from about half of MLB. If the M's don't end up as the winners of the Suárez sweepstakes, ESPN's Jeff Passan says, "Willi Castro and Ryan O'Hearn are solid backup plans."

The (mathematically inaccurate) second half is underway and the trade deadline is only nine days away. Pencils must be down at 6 p.m. ET next Thursday, July 31. Trade chatter and activity will pick up now that the amateur draft is in the rearview mirror and front offices can focus their attention on the deadline.

The Seattle Mariners could use a bat or two, and a couple of their most popular trade deadline rumors involve Arizona Diamondbacks sluggers Eugenio Suarez and Josh Naylor. But in ESPN's latest trade fits listing, a different name has popped up from the National League.