As the MLB trade deadline looms, Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez could find himself heading to the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Chicago Cubs appear to be doing just that: According to ESPN's Buster Olney, Jed Hoyer and Co. "could have interest" in the Colorado Rockies third baseman, with an eye toward pairing him with the righty-hitting Matt Shaw to form a platoon that winds up being greater than the sum of its parts.

The Mariners and Diamondbacks have had talks about a trade that would send Eugenio Suarez back to Seattle. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The (mathematically inaccurate) second half is underway and the trade deadline is only nine days away. Pencils must be down at 6 p.m. ET next Thursday, July 31. Trade chatter and activity will pick up now that the amateur draft is in the rearview mirror and front offices can focus their attention on the deadline.

If the Yankees can't afford the Diamondbacks slugger, they might go to Plan B, and open the door for the Tigers.