Reds send Eugenio Suárez on rehab assignment with AAA Louisville
A decision on the state of 3B on the roster must come soon.
PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 04: Ke'Bryan Hayes #13 of the Pittsburgh Pirates slides in safely past Eugenio Suarez #7 of the Cincinnati Reds for a triple in the second inning during game two of a doubleheader at PNC Park on September 4, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) | Getty Images So far during the 2026 Major League Baseball season, the Cincinnati Reds have received a collective . 207 wOBA from the 3B position.
That ranks dead last in the entire league. That’s side by side with a 21 wRC+ (last), . 157 average (last), .
219 OBP (last), . 229 SLG (last), and 12 RBI (last). It will likely not surprise you to hear, then, that the -1.
2 fWAR they’ve received from their 3B position this year is also last among all clubs. As a whole, Cincinnati’s offense ranks towards the bottom of the league, their 93 wRC+ checking in tied with three other teams at 21st in the game. So, having a complete black hole at 3B while simultaneously needing to add offense somewhere, anywhere means that it’s a pretty fortuitous time for them to have a readymade slugger who plays the position on the cusp of joining their lineup.