Industry sources say the Mariners and Diamondbacks have engaged in preliminary discussions about Eugenio Suarez, a candidate for the National League MVP.

The Seattle Mariners are one of many teams sniffing around Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez at the trade deadline.

But that may not be realistic, and currently-contending teams appear to already be lighting up GM Mike Hazen's phone with regard to a potential Suárez trade. "Suarez is, indeed, the No. 1 target for a Mariners team motivated to bolster its chances of reaching the postseason for just the second time in 24 years,