New York Yankees polarizing infielder named among worst contracts in baseball

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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.

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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. “At this point, he appears to be a platoon player.

“Suffice to say, Brian Cashman and the Yankees would probably like a mulligan on agreeing to take on the entirety of the money McMahon is owed over the next two years, because he looks like a platoon player.”

Despite the struggles at the plate, McMahon continues to provide value with his glove. The veteran infielder has built a reputation as one of the better defensive third basemen in the league, so there's some value there.

However, there are certainly fair questions about what he does on the offensive side of the baseball.

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