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By Drew VonScio
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The New York Yankees have remained one of baseball's quietest teams this winter, even with the recent trade for Ryan Weathers. General manager Brian Cashman continues to face pressure as Yankees fans expect the roster to be almost finalized at this point in the offseason.
One of their potential targets, Bo Bichette, recently agreed to a deal with the New York Mets. This should help provide a clearer picture for Cashman, and now insider Mark Feinsand reported on Sunday that the Yankees are unlikely to trade Jazz Chisholm Jr.
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"Given the Yankees’ goals for this season, a trade of Chisholm – who will earn $10.2 million in 2026 – has seemed unlikely, and while the Yankees had been loosely connected to Bo Bichette, his signing with the Mets all but eliminates the idea that Chisholm will be dealt prior to the season," Feinsand wrote for MLB.com.
Trading Chisholm never made sense for the Yankees, even if they landed Bichette in free agency. The former Blue Jays infielder could have easily taken over third base while keeping Chisholm at second. Of course, that would result in paying Ryan McMahon to be a bench player, but the lineup would have been much stronger that way.
Even though the two-time All-Star is on his way to becoming a free agent at the end of the upcoming season, it doesn't mean he should automatically be traded. The veteran second baseman has done extremely well in the Bronx since the midway point of the 2024 season, and he can use this contract year to play his way onto the Yankees' roster for next year and beyond.
With Chisholm's future seemingly decided upon, the next steps for New York are to fill in the remaining gaps, including the huge hole that currently sits in left field.
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