Did the New York Yankees fleece the Colorado Rockies in Friday’s trade for Ryan McMahon? One MLB executive suggested that

The Yankees are acquiring third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for two minor-league pitchers Griffin Herring and Josh Grosz, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand reported Friday.

The Yankees have had a need for a third baseman since releasing DJ LeMahieu and moving Jazz Chisholm back to the keystone. As of late, manager Aaron Boone has used a combination of Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas at the hot corner. Clearly New York, now 4 ½ games back in the American League East, was not satisfied with that arrangement.