Yankees Acquire All-Star Jazz Chisholm Jr in Blockbuster Deal: Reports
For the rebuilding Marlins, 26-year-old Chisholm is hitting.249 in 101 games this season, with 13 home runs and 22 stolen bases. Although he was a second baseman when he was selected to the National League All-Star squad in 2022, he has more recently moved to center field on a full-time basis.
In center field, where Aaron Judge is a lock to win the American League MVP trophy and Trent Grisham provides solid backup defense, the Yankees won’t need Chisholm.
However, the Yankees could be moving Chisholm back to second base, where Gleyber Torres has been a disappointment at the plate all season. Torres, 27, entered Saturday’s game batting.237 with a.681 OPS.
According to multiple reports, 22-year-old catcher Agustin Ramirez is the headliner among the three prospects going to the Marlins in the trade. Recently promoted to Triple-A, Ramirez is the Yankees’ No. 20 prospect, according to MLB.com.
Ramirez was hitting.224/.328/.365 in 29 games with Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre. Between Austin Wells, Ben Rice, and Jose Treviño, the Yankees have three young catchers under team control through at least next season.
For New York, the trade addresses the team’s obvious roster shortcoming as it battles the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the American League East. Other than Judge and left fielder Juan Soto, offense has been scarce for the Bronx Bombers. Besides the two All-Stars, no Yankees regular has an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) above.800.
Chisholm has a career. 246 batting average, a.309 on-base percentage, and a.440 slugging percentage in 403 career games, all with the Marlins. Though not a panacea, he’s been the rare steady contributor for a Miami team that had already begun dismantling its roster after failing to follow up on its playoff-bound 2023 campaign.
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