There’s plenty of blame to go around for the Yankees’ season-ending loss to the Blue Jays last night. Anthony Volpe looked overmatched, striking out in each of his three plate appearances. Austin Wells went oh-fer, too, including a first-pitch lazy fly ball with the bases juiced in the eighth that felt like a last gasp. A gut punch of an error by Jazz Chisholm Jr. on a tailor-made double-play ball in the seventh led to two crucial insurance runs. As ever, you’re free to second-guess managerial decisions with regard to the lineup and bullpen to your heart’s delight.
Just don’t blame Ryan McMahon.
Upon coming aboard at the trade deadline, the third baseman filled an obvious area of need, replacing Oswald Peraza at the hot corner. Given his predecessor’s .152 batting average and 24 OPS+ thr