Yankees Trade Rumors Are Swirling About A Key Piece, Already!

We just popped the cherry on the Yankees 2026 season, and the rumor mill is already buzzing. The baseball world has made their predictions and now we wait and see what happens. How competitive will the Yankees be and what about key pieces that will be free agents next season?

Yup, folks are already thinking really far ahead, and that is especially true for Jazz Chisholm. Multiple sources are already predicting what his fate will be. Yahoo sports is already predicting that Chisholm does a repeat from last season with 30+ home runs and stolen bases, check it out HERE. When he does, the Yankees are predicted to offer him $300 million over ten years. I think that is rich but Chisholm has already said that he is expecting a deal that will take him until he retires and he believes he is worth ten years and actually worth more than $30 million average annual salary that would give him. Interesting talk for a season that still has 161 regular season games to play.

Then on the other side of the spectrum, there are predictions of a trade moving Chisholm for a nice prospect haul IF the Yankees underperform and are not in playoff contention, read more HERE. 
“If the Yankees don’t see bringing him back as a realistic financial solution then trading him for a nice prospect haul during the season could make sense. That’s not an outcome Yankee fans want to see, but Brian Cashman is a pragmatist above all else. The combination of being out of playoff contention and not wanting to break the bank for Chisholm could force the Yankees into a deal.”

I’m tired of watching the Yankees fail so I don’t want to see him clean house for a rebuild, but we have seen it before. It’s been 10 years since the last big “sell off” but honestly, I don’t know that Cashman could pull off another sell off like he did when Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller and cheating Carlos Beltran were all shipped off. I just don’t think he has it in him. However, if that happened someone better make sure Anthony Volpe is included in that deal.

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that this idea is floating around out there. Over the winter we said TRADE JAZZ, VOLPE TO SECOND & GO GET BO! The ship has sailed on that last part but the Jazz move could still happen. The rumor mill is always active with the Yankees, and the day it isn’t is when I really worry.

What do you think happens to Jazz? Does he stay a Yankee or does he go? Make your prediction and tell us. Happy Opening week, Yankee fans!

–Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj