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Yankees can cross Rockies’ Ryan McMahon off trade deadline wish list
By Mark W. Sanchez,
4 hours ago
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cross one third baseman off the Yankees’ trade-deadline wish list.
Ryan McMahon would make a lot of sense as a fit in The Bronx.
The first-time All-Star has been solid, both defensively and offensively (.797 OPS with 14 home runs in 95 games).
The lefty hitter’s production has come with the Rockies, a club that entered the break 29 games under .500 and with virtually no chance of playing in October.
McMahon is 29, signed through 2027 and owed a reasonable $44 million over the final three seasons of his contract.
Over the past week or two, McMahon said, he grabbed Colorado general manager Bill Schmidt before batting practice one day and asked for a chat.
“We had a good talk, talked about it, and we came to the conclusion that I’m going to stay a Rockie,” McMahon said Monday from Globe Life Field, where he was set to come off the bench for Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic.
McMahon has a 4-month-old daughter and a wife “who would have to pack up the whole house and everything like that,” he said.
He wanted some peace of mind and he got it, as the Rockies will hope to build around him rather than build through the prospects he could command.
The Yankees will have to look elsewhere if they want to upgrade from LeMahieu, although Jon Berti is nearing a rehab assignment and could become an option.
It’s not hard to understand why the Yankees would have potentially been interested in Ryan McMahon, as his lefty swing is tailor-made for Yankee Stadium. Getty Images
Another option for the Yankees could become Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who primarily plays first base for a fading Blue Jays club.
Asked again about the Yankees possibility Monday, Guerrero did not want to clarify whether his stance has softened.
“I talked to my dad about it and I told him that we decided to close that chapter,” Guerrero said through an interpreter. “We don’t want to talk about the Yankees situation anymore.”
American League manager Bruce Bochy slotted Aaron Judge at cleanup, which means Judge is not guaranteed to face electric National League starter Paul Skenes.
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