Jul 25, 2025, 02:05 PM ET The New York Yankees are acquiring third baseman Ryan McMahon in a trade with the Colorado Rockies, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The Yankees are sending two minor league pitchers, left-hander Griffin Herring and right-hander Josh Grosz, to the Rockies in return, a source said. The deal fills multiple needs for the Yankees, …
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Yankees acquire Ryan McMahon from Rockies to fill glaring third base hole
The Yankees found their third baseman in the Rocky Mountains. The Bronx Bombers landed Ryan McMahon from the Rockies in exchange for two prospects to fill their glaring hole at third base, The Post’s Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman confirmed. The Yankees are sending Colorado lefty pitching prospect Griffin Herring, ranked eighth in their system by MLB.com, and righty minor …
Read More »Rockies Sign No. 4 Overall Pick Ethan Holliday
The Rockies have signed No. 4 overall draft pick Ethan Holliday, reports Jim Callis of MLB.com. He’ll receive a $9MM signing bonus that clocks in about $229K over slot value. It’s the largest bonus ever received by a high school player. Holliday, 18, was in the mix for the top overall selection, though that distinction went to another second-generation high …
Read More »Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado on what could have been with Rockies
Nearly seven years have passed, but “what if” still lingers. What if the Rockies had made some dramatic moves to improve the club at the 2018 trade deadline? What if the club had re-signed All-Star second baseman DJ LeMahieu — considered the toughest player on the team — instead of letting him walk away at the end of the season, …
Read More »NL West 2025 draft report card: Rockies grab strong class; Padres stay in character
With the 2025 MLB Draft now in the books, here’s my look at each National League West team’s draft class. I focus on the top 10 rounds, since those are the picks that count toward each team’s bonus pool. Players taken after the 10th round may be paid up to $150,000 without counting against the bonus pool, so the best …
Read More »Rockies pick Ethan Holliday with 4th overall pick of MLB draft
Ethan Holliday, a high school slugger with a remarkable baseball pedigree, is headed to the Rockies. The club selected the left-handed hitter with the fourth overall pick of the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday. He’s the son of former Rockies slugger Matt Holliday, who was the cornerstone of Colorado’s only World Series team in 2007. Ethan was born on …
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