"I don't think anyone can confuse how well Suarez is playing third base with where he was this time last year," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He's just been sensational. That's a guy who I think has made the biggest leap defensively, having to learn a new position and the footwork, the throwing angles and all of that stuff."

Suarez was converting from shortstop to third base before last season and played full time in the big leagues for the first time.