SAN DIEGO — Rockies manager Bud Black predicts Ryan McMahon will have a long and prosperous career in the majors, as an everyday player.
For now, however, McMahon is a role player coming off the bench, getting the occasional start, one of which came Tuesday night against the Padres when he manned first base and batted eighth.
“I’m trying to get better at the whole coming-off-the-bench thing,” the rookie said before the game. “My whole career, I’ve been a guy who played every day, so it was easy to just get into a rhythm. So it’s different not playing, but I’m trying to get used to it and I’ve been talking to a lot of the guys about it.