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Not a great look for New York.
New York Yankees polarizing infielder named among worst contracts in baseball originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Yankees 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’s part of the game. According to Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report, third baseman Ryan McMahon is the biggest issue contract-wise right now. “After being acquired in a July trade from the Colorado Rockies , Ryan McMahon hit just .
208 with a . 641 OPS for the Yankees,” Kelly wrote. “To 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.
” While he’s an elite defender, one of the issues about McMahon’s game has always been his inability to swing the bat at a high-level, especially against left-handers. “But he was virtually unplayable against left-handed pitching in 2025, hitting just . 184 with 41 strikeouts in 114 at-bats against southpaws,” Kelly wrote.