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Why Yankees' Ryan McMahon needs to fix 'obvious' flaw

This winter is the first chance for New York Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon to work with the club's hitting coaches during an offseason.

The Yankees acquired the slick fielder from the Colorado Rockies in July, and he flashed the leather at third base during the second half of the regular season and postseason.

But aside from the occasional power surge, he struggles at the plate. Last year, McMahon led all qualified MLB hitters with a 32.3 percent strikeout rate.

"The biggest flaw in McMahon’s swing is an obvious one: No one swings and misses more," the New York Post's Mark W. Sanchez wrote Friday. "But McMahon is somewhat unique in his whiffing profile: He does not chase outside the strike zone oft

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