The Diamondbacks manager made clear that for the immediate future, Alexander will get the bulk of the playing time at third base.
During today's pre game press conference, manager Torey Lovullo confirmed that third baseman Eugenio Suarez will see a playing time cut, making this effectively a benching, and Blaze Alexander will be the primary recipient of that playing time.
" is getting a day off because I wanted to get a look at Blaze and see what he could do over there. I'm very curious about Blaze. Offensively he's been playing at a very high level. The defense has been improving rapidly. So I felt like it was just time to give him a few more opportunities, a few more reps.", I don't know that answer. I'll piece it together the best way that I can knowing that both players are going to get some opportunities at third base.
Suarez has struggled all season, and through 66 games, 262 PA he's batting .197/.263/.312, .575 OPS with just five homers and 30 RBI. Brought over in a trade with the Seattle Mariners during the off season, Suarez is earning $11.3 million this year and there is an option for $15 million with a $2 million buyout.
The rookie Alexander meanwhile is batting .279/.345/.403, .748 OPS with three homers and 19 RBI in 142 plate appearances. He struggled early in the season on defense at shortstop, but over the last month or so has played much better, splitting time between second, third and shortstop, as well as DH.
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