Overview
- General manager Brian Cashman said the club is open-minded to major-league talent swaps for players like Jazz Chisholm Jr., though he emphasized such trades are hard to execute.
- Rival teams have expressed interest in Chisholm, and the Yankees are listening with an eye on pitching help, but they have not been actively shopping their second baseman.
- Chisholm is entering his final year of team control after a second All-Star campaign that included a 30–30 season, sharpening the decision between trading him now or taking qualifying-offer compensation later.
- New York remains the only AL East team without a major offseason addition, increasing scrutiny after a quiet stretch limited to minor moves, including a one-year deal for Amed Rosario.
- Potential paths are constrained by factors such as Ketel Marte’s no-trade list naming the Yankees and a Cody Bellinger market drawing new bidders as New York maintains a firm valuation.