Overview
- The Yankees declined the $23.15 million qualifying offer, making Jazz Chisholm Jr. an unrestricted free agent as reported Wednesday.
- Chisholm’s 2026 season featured a sharp offensive fall from a .813 OPS and 31 homers in 2025 to a .711 OPS and 19 homers while he stole a career-high 41 bases.
- Advanced metrics credited him with roughly 3.5 fWAR and strong Statcast defensive marks, which supporters say preserve his trade value despite the bat decline.
- Analysts and outlets project a wide range of contracts from short-term deals with player opt-outs to three- or four-year buy-low pacts in the roughly $90–110 million range.
- Potential suitors named in coverage include the Dodgers, Padres, Astros, Mets, Rangers and Rays with the Padres seen as a clear upgrade at second base and the Dodgers viewed as more cautious because of roster handedness and incumbent Tommy Edman.