The Rockies parted with third baseman Ryan McMahon, sending him to the Yankees for a two minor league pitchers:

The Yankees are acquiring third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Rockies in exchange for minor league pitchers Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.

The Yankees will assume the remainder of 30-year-old McMahon’s contract, which includes approximately $4.5 million for the remainder of 2025 and $32 million over the next two seasons.

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My first thought that this must be a very happy day for McMahon, moving from the worst team in the league to one in line for the playoffs. My second thought is the pitchers might be thinking, “Oh no, I have to pitch in Colorado!”

If the Yankees were looking for offense, McMahon may not be it. According to FanGraphs, the offensive element of his offense for their WAR calculation was always negative. You can see that in his road numbers. He owns a career .216/.302/.362 slash line, meaning his walks a bit and can hit for a bit of power. Yankees third basemen are hitting .214/.293/.361 this year.

On the positive side, McMahon is a left-handed batter who hits better against righties, and Yankee Stadium can help lefties. I don’t know that this really solves the problem at third base, especially when the Yankees are on the hook for two more years.

Herring is seasonal age 22 an owns a 1.71 ERA in 89 1/3 innings at A Ball. Grosz is also 22, with 208 2/3 innings under his belt in the minors with a 3.97 ERA. He only made it out of A ball briefly last season.

If this is the best the Yankees could do at third base, they might need a different GM.