Yankees acquire Ryan McMahon
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Helping Volpe get back on track is not the headline reason the Yankees acquired McMahon. They desperately needed to improve their defense at third base and protect their investment in ground-ball pitcher Max Fried. But if it gets Volpe back to being a decent shortstop, it could end up being one of the most important ones.
Ryan McMahon’s circumstances changed in an instant when he was traded by the last-place Rockies to the playoff-contending Yankees.
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