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Yankees urged to acquire Matt Shaw.<\/p>\n
The New York Yankees<\/a> are off to a hot start this season, and the team will likely be aggressive in adding more talent to the roster.<\/p>\n One area of need for the Yankees could be at third base, as Ryan McMahon has struggled at the plate to begin the season. If New York wants to add more offense to the lineup, third base would make sense.<\/p>\n With that, MLB analyst Adam Weinrib of FanSided believes the team should pursue a trade for Chicago Cubs<\/a> star Matt Shaw.<\/p>\n \u201cHow about dangling a Gil-led package to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Matt Shaw, who seemed to be available this offseason?,\u201d Weinrib wrote<\/a>. \u201cShaw\u2019s 24 years old. The quality of contact still leaves something to be desired.<\/p>\n \u201cBut his numbers improved as his rookie season built, and he posted 3.1 bWAR and a 99 OPS+, settling in roughly league-average territory. He\u2019d also be a righty in a lineup full of (suddenly) too many left-handers.\u201d<\/p>\n With Cade Horton injured, the Cubs could use a starter, and New York could center a package around Luis Gil and some prospects. However, it\u2019s uncertain if the Cubs would be willing to trade Shaw who seems to be a key part of their future.<\/p>\n Shaw is just 24-years-old and is under team control through the 2031 season, so he could be a key part of the Yankees\u2019 offense for years to come.<\/p>\n Shaw is hitting .257 with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs to begin the year.<\/p>\n McMahon Off to Slow Start<\/p>\n McMahon is a glove-first infielder, but his bat has struggled to begin the season.<\/p>\n The Gold Glove Award-winning infielder hasn\u2019t been able to be a huge part of the Yankees\u2019 offense, and manager Aaron Boone believes it\u2019s because McMahon doesn\u2019t want to make a bad decision.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s just been a little bit in-between, not wanting to chase or make a bad decision,\u201d Boone said about McMahon. \u201cHe\u2019s seeing the ball, but the timing isn\u2019t quite synced up yet.\u201d<\/p>\n McMahon is hitting .077 with 2 RBIs to begin the season, as he has just 2 hits in 26 ABs. However, he did play shortstop on April 8, which does help his case to be part of the team due to how good he is defensively.<\/p>\n Yankees Bats Go Quiet<\/p>\n New York is off to a hot start this season, but on April 8 against the Athletics, the bats went cold.<\/p>\n The Yankees suffered a 3-2 loss, and Boone credited Luis Severino for limiting the offense.<\/p>\n \u201cWe scored two (and tried to) make it tough on Sevy, but we just couldn\u2019t break through,\u201d Boone said<\/a>. \u201cThen they held us down. It\u2019s just one of those nights where we didn\u2019t do enough, especially during the second half of the game, offensively.<\/p>\n \u201cSevy has great stuff and he didn\u2019t flinch. It\u2019s one of those areas, sometimes, (where) guys can fold a little bit. But credit to him. He buckled down, He didn\u2019t give in at all. He was able to work around some walks, but ultimately we couldn\u2019t get that big hit to finish it.\u201d<\/p>\n The Yankees are off to an 8-3 start.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCole Shelton<\/a> Cole Shelton covers the NHL, MLB, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns for Heavy.com. He has covered pro and college sports since 2016, including bylines at BJ Penn, USA Today, SB Nation, Rotowire, Canadian Baseball Network and more. More about Cole Shelton<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Yankees\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yankees urged to acquire Matt Shaw. 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