The Cincinnati Reds could use some help at third base.
The Colorado Rockies may be happy to provide it as they only can choose to rebuild amid a nightmare season.
Ryan McMahon, a slugging former All-Star, should be available. ESPN's David Schoenfield writes that the Reds should go get him.
"The Reds should absolutely be looking to add -- and third base has been a black hole all season, with Reds third basemen ranking near the bottom of the majors in OPS. They released Jeimer Candelario, even though he's under contract for $16 million this year and another $16 million in 2026, but the ongoing roulette spin to see who starts from Santiago Espinal, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Gavin Lux isn't a solution. The Reds also have a couple of third-base prospects in Sal Stewart and Cam Collier that they could offer in return. It's just a matter of them absorbing more salary on top of Candelario's sunken cost."
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McMahon has hit 12 home runs this season while batting just .219, but he's a career .241 hitter, so there could be some positive regression to the mean if he joins a better batting lineup.
The lefty swinger is on pace to reach the 20-homer mark for the fifth consecutive season.
Cincinnati, like Schoenfield writes, could use someone with a pulse over there who can once in a while launch a long ball.
That's who McMahon is, and the Reds should make the call.
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