The New York Yankees entered the trade deadline in desperate need of another bat to add depth to a lineup ravaged by injuries and underperformance to some of its regulars.
They got what they needed in a blockbuster trade, and Aaron Boone has been impressed with his new quarterback so far.
Boone recently told MLB Network Radio how impressed he was with Yankees rookie Jazz Chisholm Jr., saying Chisholm told him he thought he was born to play third base, even though he had never played the position. before joining the team, adding: A week later he played in that position, if you didn’t know better you’d be like, ‘Oh, he’s probably one of the best defenders in the league’, he was that good.”
Hot corner, cool jazz.
Aaron Boone narrates @MLBNetworkRadio how impressed he is with his new third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. pic.twitter.com/rUrujAyQpR
— MLB (@MLB) August 7, 2024
To Boone’s credit, and he’s right, Chisholm has done a great job at third base, filling a need for a team that hasn’t gotten much from the hot corner this season due to the struggles of Osvaldo Cabrera and DJ LeMahieu.
Chisholm had no experience at third before joining the Yankees, but was willing to do whatever the team needed to win games, and moving to third helped the team overcome surplus players in Alex Verdugo, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. playing Trent Grisham every day when Judge or Soto takes a day at DH.
Second baseman Gleyber Torres rejected the idea of ​​moving to third base despite leading the league in errors at second base, but Chisholm has embraced the new role and could be this team’s long-term solution at the hot corner if he keeps it up.
