As Craig Mish of the Miami Herald first reported, the New York Yankees are acquiring one-time All-Star Jazz Chisholm Jr. from the Miami Marlins. According to Mish, the Marlins will be getting catcher Agustin Ramirez and two other minor-league prospects from the Yankees. Coming into the week, it was expected that Chisholm would be traded. Heading into games on July 27, the Yankees are 60-45 in second place in the AL East. The Yankees currently hold the top AL Wild Card spot and are two games back of the Baltimore Orioles for the division lead. Meanwhile, the Marlins are 38-66 in last place in the NL East heading into games on July 27.
Yankees Acquire Jazz Chisolm Jr. For Three Prospects
Yankees Acquire One Time All-Star
In 101 games this season, Chisholm has a .249/.323/.407 line with 13 home runs and 50 RBI. Chisholm has 22 stolen bases this season as well. In addition, Chisholm has a 101 OPS+ and a 104 wRC+ this season. Baseball Savant ranks Chisholm in the 72nd percentile in batting run value this season. Chisholm is ranked in the 99th percentile in base running run value this season, according to Baseball Savant. To add to that, Chisholm ranks in the 68th percentile in fielding run value this season, according to Baseball Savant. Chisholm currently has a 1.9 fWAR and a 1.3 bWAR. This season, Chisholm has a .311 BABIP and a .316 wOBA.
Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Yankees have not yet determined where Chisholm will play defensively. This season, Chisholm has made 95 appearances in center field. Additionally, Chisholm has made three appearances at second base this season. Chisholm has more career games in center field than at second base. In his major league career, Chisholm has played center field 190 times. Meanwhile, Chisholm has 167 major league appearances at second base. In addition, Chisholm played 46 games shortstop during his major league career. During his major league career, Chisholm has not played third base or either corner outfield spot.
Editor’s Note:
Milwaukee – Before the Marlins game on Saturday with the Milwaukee Brewers at American Friendly Field, Last Word On Sports Brewers Writer Andrew Wagner asked Marlins manager Skip Schumacher if he can share any specific conversations he’s had with Chisholm and how that will prepare him for his Yankees tenure:
“Yeah, Jazz and I had a lot of conversations throughout the years, throughout I guess year and a half. John Jay was like a big brother to him. There’s a lot of heart-to-heart conversations with him on and off the field. I think more than anything what we care about is the person. I think he knows that there was a lot of tough conversations at times, but it came from a good place. All we wanted for him to do was to be better and to get him better in a number of different ways, and in that conversation before he left, I think he understood where we were coming from and big picture wise, he gets it. Hopefully we prepared him for the New York media and everything else because it’s going to be a lot and I’m hoping he’s ready for it.”
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