The New York Yankees' acquisition of third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies came as a bit of a surprise after they were previously linked to another star slugger.

The New York Yankees' two-year nightmare at the hot corner is finally over. And that comes at the expense of the Colorado Rockies.

It had to happen, but there were still some people surprised when the Colorado Rockies actually pulled the trigger on trading homegrown star third baseman, Ryan McMahon, ahead of the MLB trade deadline.