Why the Cubs are chasing Eugenio Suarez (and it’s not what you think)

Houston Astros v Arizona Diamondbacks | Norm Hall/GettyImagesMatt Shaw had another impressive series for the Chicago Cubs over the weekend against the Chicago White Sox, but a report from Patrick Mooney of The Athletic confirmed that the Cubs remain interested in adding Arizona Diamondbacks' All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suárez ahead of the MLB trade deadline on Thursday. There is a layer to Shaw's hot streak that does have an impact on the Cubs' efforts to land Suárez, but before we get to that, this line from Mooney can't be ignored.

"Suárez is performing at such a high level — at the one position where the Cubs entered the season with a big question mark — that the organization can’t yet…