Ryan McMahon has played in five games for the New York Yankees after being acquired in a much-maligned deal on Friday afternoon. The Yankees have won three of those games. It can be argued that he was directly responsible for securing all three of those victories. While the jury remains out long-term on McMahon's ability to move the needle, it's tough to make a more emphatic early argument.
In Sunday's win over the Phillies, McMahon's two-run double was the difference in a 4-3 victory. In Tuesday's victory over the Rays, McMahon slickly fielded two nubbers in the ninth inning; with a butcher at third, Devin Williams might've blown a save one day earlier than he actually did.