{"id":37127,"date":"2025-07-25T20:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/37127\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:22:06","slug":"why-yankees-ryan-mcmahon-trade-might-mean-good-news-for-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/37127\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Yankees’ Ryan McMahon trade might mean good news for Cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Cubs\u2019 path to Eugenio Su\u00e1rez<\/a> just got quite a bit simpler.<\/p>\n

Su\u00e1rez is the top bat expected to be available during this summer\u2019s trade deadline, as the Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman is in the midst of a career year.<\/p>\n

[MORE: Five players Cubs should target ahead of MLB trade deadline<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The New York Yankees were expected to be one of the teams pushing hard to acquire Su\u00e1rez before the July 31 MLB trade deadline, but the Bronx Bombers just made a different move instead.<\/p>\n

The Yankees traded for Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon<\/a> Friday afternoon, according to MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand:<\/p>\n

Breaking: The Yankees are acquiring 3B Ryan McMahon from the Rockies, per source. Colorado will receive two prospects in return.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) July 25, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

That all but guarantees the Yankees will be out of the Su\u00e1rez sweepstakes.<\/p>\n

They were seen as possibly the top suitor for Su\u00e1rez, and the McMahon deal now increases the chances Su\u00e1rez ends up on the North Side of Chicago.<\/p>\n

The Cubs are in the market for third base help ahead of the deadline. Rookie Matt Shaw<\/a> has been red hot<\/a> since the All-Star break, but that is a small sample compared to the months-long struggles he has experienced at the plate this season.<\/p>\n

Shaw has been very good defensively at the hot corner and the Cubs remain bullish about his potential.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

But for the rest of this season, Su\u00e1rez could be a game-changing bat for a Cubs team that already ranks second in baseball in runs scored.<\/p>\n

Su\u00e1rez already has 36 homers this season \u2014 the second-highest total of his career \u2014 and leads MLB with 86 RBI. The 34-year-old has posted a 3.5 WAR and .918 OPS in 101 games in Arizona.<\/p>\n

His right-handed bat would help provide balance to the heart of the Cubs order, which is currently lefty-heavy with Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch leading the way alongside Seiya Suzuki.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners are rumored to be in the market for third base help, though the Mariners already struck a deal with the Diamondbacks Thursday for first baseman Josh Naylor.<\/p>\n

Other teams could emerge in the Su\u00e1rez sweepstakes, but the Yankees leaving the chat certainly bodes well for the Cubs at the moment.<\/p>\n

The cost for Su\u00e1rez is not expected to be astronomically high, as he is set to become a free agent at the end of the season and rental bats historically do not fetch Top 100 prospects.<\/p>\n

Marquee Sports Network\u2019s Andy Mart\u00ednez reported this week<\/a> that the Cubs are not expected to deal their top prospects for a rental bat like Su\u00e1rez.<\/p>\n