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This was hours before the game, in the cramped visitors’ clubhouse at Comerica Park. Eugenio Suarez, the former Tiger and current top available hitting talent on the trade market, tried to sort out all the different emotions roiling through him these days.

Eugenio Suarez left the game after getting hit by a pitch on Monday. The Tigers have reportedly shown interest in trading for him.

When it comes to the best hitters reported to be available before this year's Trade Deadline on July 31, there's D-backs third baseman Eugenio Suárez \-\- and there's everybody else. Despite a strong résumé that includes six 30-homer seasons,

Less than a week from the MLB trade deadline, the St. Louis Cardinals are poised to be sellers. While Ryan Helsley, Phil Maton, and Steven Matz are the obvious trade candidates, there's another player to monitor: Nolan Arenado.