Former Cincinnati Reds fan-favorite Eugenio Suárez is now off the board. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners swung a late-night trade on Wednesday that will send the two-time All-Star back to the Pacific Northwest. But the notion that the Reds couldn't match the price to bring Geno back to Cincinnati is rather absurd.
The Mariners may have gotten away with highway robbery. Reds fans heard for weeks that the price tag attached to Suárez was exorbitant. Many assumed that it would take quite the prospect haul in order to acquire the D-backs slugger at the deadline, but in the end, Seattle gave up three mid-tier prospects in exchange for Suárez.