I think there is something to be said for a player who comes out year after year and does just about the same thing, like clockwork. Following a player’s name without a question mark is worth something, being able to do that nearly every day even more so. It’s a luxury the Yankees have not been able to enjoy at the hot corner in years. We have covered plenty of trade target third basemen at this year’s deadline, which now brings us to Ryan McMahon of the Colorado Rockies.

As I alluded to, RyMac is about as consistent as they come — you know what you’re getting from the 2024 All-Star. It might be nice if the “what” in this scenario was a bit more exciting, but McMahon is far from a bad player. If they were to pursue him, the 30-year-old could provide decent stability at the hot corner, if nothing else. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported that the Yankees see him as a legitimate option as well:

The Yankees have interest in Ryan McMahon as a backup plan to Eugenio Suarez, sources said, as they try to upgrade at third base. McMahon is controlled through 2027, earning $16 million in each of the next two seasons.

— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) July 24, 2025

Though he may not have the peak abilities of a Eugenio Suárez, McMahon has been an all-around good ballplayer for more than half a decade, and is on a team that has every reason in the book to sell. Over the past five seasons, in each of which he has played at least 151 games, McMahon has never strayed from the 89-97 wRC+ range, and has hovered between 20-23 homers for Colorado. The same rings true going back to 2019, if you toss out a not-great shortened 2020 season.

His surface numbers are obviously influenced by the spacious design and thin air of his home ballpark, but that’s in his adjusted stats, which can minimize the solid offensive contributions he’s made over his nine big league seasons to the naked eye. In 2024, he was off to one of his best starts, when he had a .350 on-base and was hitting to the tune of a Coors-adjusted 109 wRC+ prior to the break, which got him elected to his first All-Star Game. He followed it with a paltry second half where he hit below the Mendoza line, but in 2025, he has returned almost exactly back to his typical form.

McMahon is a solid power threat as a league-average-ish bat on the whole, while playing consistently good defense at the hot corner. He has graded out extremely well there by both OAA and DRS, which gives him a sturdy floor for when the bat may not be up to par.

Making a savvy trade is, of course, more about what a player does after being dealt. But, in McMahon’s case, what he’s done before is probably more telling of the potential after than a lot of other players out there. It may not be the flashiest profile, but McMahon could be a stable and potentially productive option for the Yankees, who are starved for exactly that at the third base position.

The lefty-swinging third baseman will make $16 million in 2026 and 2027, so this wouldn’t exactly be a rental. And despite the consistency, there is always room for variation. Taking an only semi-productive hitter away from a career spent entirely at high altitude could always pose some problems. Then again, McMahon’s solid baseline, consistent hard and quality contact, and elite defense put into the right hands could even see some marked improvement, even as he progresses in his age-30 season.

The Rockies are a historically bad team in 2025, and they have a consistently pretty good veteran manning the hot corner, which many teams would surely be happy to employ. The Yankees could be chief among those teams, and although there are some valid red flags, McMahon could be a reasonable and reliable option to look into to fill the third base-shaped hole in their roster.