{"id":35747,"date":"2025-03-25T01:53:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T01:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35747"},"modified":"2025-03-25T01:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T01:53:58","slug":"breaking-analyst-urges-yankees-to-trade-for-70-million-all-star-infielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35747","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Analyst Urges Yankees to Trade for $70 Million All-Star Infielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2157210364-e1742844091803.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2157210364-e1742844091803.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2157210364-e1742844091803.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2157210364-e1742844091803.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"New York Yankees\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"838\" data-img-load-time=\"1005\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Analyst urges Yankees to trade for Ryan McMahon.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0have been looking to add an infielder and one analyst believes they should trade for an All-Star infielder.<\/p>\n<p>MLB analyst Zachary Rotman of FanSided believes the Yankees should look to try and trade for Ryan McMahon of the\u00a0Colorado Rockies. McMahon is a third baseman, which is a position of need for the Yankees, which is why Rotman thinks it\u2019s a logical fit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are two things that the Yankees could really use right now \u2013 a third baseman, and some added thump (especially now, with Giancarlo Stanton sidelined.) Ryan McMahon offers both of those things, and he\u2019s also in the fourth year of a\u00a0team-friendly six-year, $70 million\u00a0extension he inked ahead of the 2022 campaign\u2026\u201d Rotman\u00a0wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe does benefit from playing half the time at Coors Field, but Yankee Stadium is very hitter-friendly for left-handed sluggers like McMahon,\u201d Rotman added. \u201cThere\u2019s reason to believe he\u2019d do well in pinstripes, and when surrounded by more talented players, he might unlock another level to his game at the dish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McMahon was an All-Star in 2024 and\u00a0hit .242 with 20 home runs and 65 RBIs with the Rockies last season. He would add some offense to the Yankees lineup, as well as fill a position of need at third base.<\/p>\n<h2>McMahon Would be a Defensive Upgrade for the Yankees<\/h2>\n<p>Along with being a good enough hitter, McMahon is also a great defensive third baseman.<\/p>\n<p>After losing Juan Soto in free agency, the Yankees appeared to change their philosophy to defense and pitching. McMahon is a star fielder at third and would be a major upgrade on New York\u2019s third base defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcMahon isn\u2019t a star offensively, but he has 20+ home run power, which is valuable by itself. Where he really shines, though, is on the defensive side of the ball,\u201d Rotman wrote. \u201cMcMahon has accumulated 37 outs above average since the start of the 2021 season, which ranks only behind Nolan Arenado and Ke\u2019Bryan Hayes among all third basemen\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yankees have made an effort to improve defensively, and adding McMahon will do that. They\u2019ve also attempted to lengthen their lineup with Juan Soto departing \u2013 McMahon would help with that as well,\u201d Rotman added. \u201cIf the Rockies are willing to trade him, which they should be considering McMahon is 30 years old and won\u2019t be with the organization when they\u2019re ready to compete, the Yankees and other contenders in need of a boost at third base should be all over this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Currently, New York is projected to start Oswaldo Cabrera at third base on Opening Day.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Looking to Add an Infielder<\/h2>\n<p>New York didn\u2019t add an infielder in the offseason which was a bit of a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, ahead of Opening Day, New York Post insider Joel Sherman reports the Yankees are looking to acquire an infielder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth New York teams continue to try to find a righty-hitting bat as spring training nears conclusion, with the Mets emphasizing an infielder and the Yankees looking for an infielder and\/or corner outfielder,\u201d Sherman\u00a0wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees\u00a0will open its 2025 MLB season at home\u00a0on March 27 against the\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Analyst urges Yankees to trade for Ryan McMahon. 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