Not at all! Not his locker room presence, but his league-average bat should be what keeps him away from the Yankees! Just kidding. Sort of.
In the dead of summer, Chisholm was a highly anticipated trade arrival who possesses far more confidence than his 103 OPS+ would seem to suggest. Although he seems like a player who could step up at any time, he is more of a risk than a guarantee. The deal might be more tempting if the Yankees could include a reliever. This week, Robert Murray of The Baseball Insiders reaffirmed that although organizations have previously expressed reservations about Chisholm as a teammate, he is apparently having a better year in that regard. It’s a legitimate worry, particularly for a player whose output doesn’t match hisreputation, but for the Yankees to float such things after harboring Aroldis Chapman and allowing Domingo Germán to literally rip apart their clubhouse, it feels a bit rich.
This is also a good place for the Jameson Taillon reunion rumor to slot in. Even if Taillon continues to progress, it doesn’t quite pass the smell test that the Yankees are ready to spend $18 million over the next two years after passing on two pricey hypothetical prime years of the same player in the 2023 summer.
Obviously, nobody wants him to succeed in Boston either, so until deadline purgatory ends, we’re trapped in a gray area.
