Yankees should trade for Reds' 24-year old 3B to replace Ryan McMahon
New York should stop wasting its time.
Yankees should trade for Reds' 24-year old 3B to replace Ryan McMahon originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Yankees had a black hole at third base last season, and they thought they solved it with Ryan McMahon at the trade deadline from the Colorado Rockies .
So far this season, though, McMahon has been the black hole at third base. His struggles at the plate haven't gone away, and the Yankees again find themselves in a spot of needing to figure out the hot corner. If they're looking for ideas -- they should call up the Cincinnati Reds .
MORE: Aaron Judge's case as the greatest right-handed hitter of all time The Reds have a stellar fielder at third base, Ke'Bryan Hayes, but that's not who the Yankees should want. They should ask for Noelvi Marte. Marte rose through the minor leagues as an infielder who is comfortable at third base, but because of Hayes, the Reds converted Marte into a right fielder.
He played well out there at the end of last season, but a slow start to this campaign has him splitting time in right with Will Benson. Marte is still just 24 years old, and he hit . 263 last season with a .