McMahon isn’t the perfect solution at the hot corner. He strikes out too much (leading the National League with 127 this season), his swing-and-miss tendencies are a red flag and his numbers away from hitter-friendly Coors Field aren’t particularly impressive.

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The Yankees have had a need for a third baseman since releasing DJ LeMahieu and moving Jazz Chisholm 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 ½ games back in the American League East, was not satisfied with that arrangement.