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The New York Yankees<\/a> are acquiring Colorado Rockies<\/a> third baseman Ryan McMahon<\/a> for two pitching prospects, lefty Griffin Herring and righty Josh Grosz, the teams announced on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n McMahon, 30, was viewed as one of the top available positional players on the market. He entered Friday hitting .217\/.314\/.403 (92 OPS+) with 16 home runs in 100 games. His contributions have been worth an estimated 1.4 Wins Above Replacement, per the calculations housed at Baseball Reference. He’s been a steady offensive performer, posting an OPS+ between 90 and 100 in four years and counting, though this represents his worst output since the COVID-shortened 2020 season.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yankees trade grades: Ryan McMahon a needed addition in the Bronx, but not the most explosive choice<\/p>\n \n R.J. Anderson <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n McMahon is due the remainder of his $12 million salary this season. He’s then owed $16 million in each of the next two seasons. In other words, he’s more of a long-term fit than some of the other options available on the market, including Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Eugenio Su\u00e1rez, an impending free agent.<\/p>\n The Yankees have had a need for a third baseman since releasing DJ LeMahieu<\/a> and moving Jazz Chisholm<\/a> back to the keystone. As of late, manager Aaron Boone has used a combination of Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas at the hot corner. Clearly New York, now 4 \u00bd games back in the American League East, was not satisfied with that arrangement.<\/p>\n Herring, 22, was a sixth-round pick last summer. He’s split the season between Low- and High-A, tallying a 1.71 ERA and a 2.83 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 16 total starts. MLB Pipeline<\/a> recently ranked him as the eighth-best prospect in New York’s system.<\/p>\n![\"Yankees](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/macmahon-getty.png\")
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