You might say: “But the Cubs already have a third baseman!”

Yes, they do. Matt Shaw did a credible job at third base, a position that wasn’t his original one. He did well enough with the glove to be a Gold Glove “finalist,” and posted 3.1 bWAR, which is very good for a rookie season in which he got sent back to Triple-A for a while.

So why replace him?

First, Eugenio Suárez has absolutely torched the Cubs with his bat for his entire career. In 132 games against the Cubs, Suárez has batted .266/.349/.540 with 36 home runs. That’s by far his most home runs against any MLB team (Pirates are second with 27). The .886 OPS is almost 100 points higher than his career OPS of .792.

So taking that bat away from a Cubs opponent isn’t a bad idea. Of course, you don’t sign a guy specifically for th

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