{"id":525523,"date":"2026-03-15T19:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/525523\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T19:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:43:08","slug":"new-york-yankees-polarizing-infielder-named-among-worst-contracts-in-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/525523\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees polarizing infielder named among worst contracts in baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Yankees polarizing infielder named among worst contracts in baseball<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New York Yankees<\/a> have one of the highest payrolls in baseball, and as a result, not every contract has delivered the value the team has hoped for. That\u2019s part of the game.<\/p>\n

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According to Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report, third baseman Ryan McMahon is the biggest issue contract-wise right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter being acquired in a July trade from the Colorado Rockies<\/a>, Ryan McMahon hit just .208 with a .641 OPS for the Yankees,\u201d Kelly wrote. \u201cTo his credit, McMahon is a strong defender, as evidenced by the 10 defensive runs saved he posted at the hot corner between the Rockies and Yankees a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

While he\u2019s an elite defender, one of the issues about McMahon\u2019s game has always been his inability to swing the bat at a high-level, especially against left-handers.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he was virtually unplayable against left-handed pitching in 2025, hitting just .184 with 41 strikeouts in 114 at-bats against southpaws,\u201d Kelly wrote.<\/a> \u201cAt this point, he appears to be a platoon player.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSuffice to say, Brian Cashman and the Yankees would probably like a mulligan on agreeing to take on the entirety of the money McMahon is owed over the next two years, because he looks like a platoon player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the struggles at the plate, McMahon continues to provide value with his glove. The veteran infielder has built a reputation as one of the better defensive third basemen in the league, so there’s some value there.<\/p>\n

However, there are certainly fair questions about what he does on the offensive side of the baseball.<\/p>\n

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