Jazz Chisholm Jr. he believes a full healthy season is the only thing separating him from a spot in the famed 40-40 club. The New York Yankees are not the only ones predicting a bright future for the dynamic infielder.
Just months after Chisholm became the third Yankee player to post a 30-homer, 30-stolen-base season, the 28-year-old has generated trade interest from rival clubs, ESPN’s Jeff Passan originally reported.
In Jeff Passan’s new ESPN article, the Yankees have reportedly listened to trade offers on Jazz Chisholm Jr.
I don’t necessarily hate it, but there better be a huge return/big pivot in place to replace Jazz’s production. A top two 2B in baseball doesn’t come around quite often pic.twitter.com/Tck5jHwdEN
— Freddie???? (@YankeesSzn99) December 11, 2025
At this stage, there are no indications that the Yankees are looking to trade Chisholm. Rather, general manager Brian Cashman said the club is simply being “receptive” to the proposals as it looks for ways to bolster its pitching staff.
“He’s someone who I think is currently part of the solution, someone who made us better by getting him two Deadlines ago and making us a more athletically skilled club,” Cashman said of Chisholm. “He’s above average. He’s an All-Star at second base. Great defense, steals bases, has power. All that. He’s been a good acquisition.”
It’s easy to understand why opponents would ask about Chisholm, who is coming off a season in which he posted career-highs in home runs (31), runs scored (75), RBIs (80) and walks (58), earning his second All-Star call and his first in the American League.
Overall, Chisholm slashed .242/.332/.481 in his first full year with the Yankees, stealing 31 bases to tie for sixth in the American League. He joined Bobby Bonds (1975) and Alfonso Soriano (2002, 2003) as Yankees players in putting together a 30-30 campaign.
CHANGE IT OR STAY WITH IT?
Chisholm, who made $5.85 million last season, is entering his final year of arbitration eligibility and could hit free agency after 2026. Chisholm said in September that he would welcome the possibility of negotiating an extension, but no substantial progress appears to have been made.
Still, Chisholm said the July 2024 trade from the Marlins to the Yankees has been a net benefit for him.
“I feel like it boosted my career, 100%, in different ways,” Chisholm said in September. “The winning mentality, the winning environment, the way everyone from management to the trainers wants to win. That’s how I felt like I grew up playing baseball, and what I needed to have around me to be more successful.”
Just a reminder how insane Jazz Chisholm Jr has been with the Yankees:
176 G
.251/.330/.486
.816 OPS
42 HR | 49 SB
128 wRC+
6.7 fWARExtend this man please.pic.twitter.com/2so3fEn5St
— Playoff Judge (@OctoberJudge1) December 6, 2025
During the Winter Meetings, Cashman said the Yankees have always preferred to let expiring deals run their course. That’s what they did with Aaron Judge (and, less successfully, with the Dominican Juan Soto). Extensions for players like outfielder Aaron Hicks and right-hander Luis Severino have been the exception, not the rule.
“Our history is that we’ve let these things play out, for better or worse,” Cashman summarized.
Cashman also indicated that he believes the Yankees are “without a doubt” too left-handed in their lineup, something they addressed last week by agreeing to a one-year, $2.5 million deal with Dominican utility man Amed Rosario.
Rosario could take away some of Chisholm’s playing time against tough left-handed pitching; Let’s remember that the Yankees sat Chisholm in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series against Garrett Crochet and the Red Sox.
