AZ Snake Pit fans voted for Ryan McMahon over Manny Machado (65% vs 35%).
The reasons for voting for McMahon included better defense, younger player with room to grow offensively, and better intangibles such as a better fit with team culture.
Although Machado was not chosen, he had some strengths. His strengths included an impact bat, better 3-year OPS+ (122 vs 92), and he is more versatile than he showed at third base. For more details, quotes from AZ Snake Pit follow:
Ryan McMahon.
“Using a 3 year sample McMahon has a big edge in rDRS because of a massive 22 rDRS in 2021.