Jazz Chisholm Jr. wants nothing to do with leaving the Yankees

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is having quite a season with the Yankees. The second baseman reached the 30-30 club with his 30th home run of the season yesterday, even though he missed a few weeks with an injury in the spring.

And since arriving in the Bronx last summer, Chisholm Jr. has hit 41 home runs and stolen 48 bases in 168 games. So it's legitimate to talk about him as a guy who's capable of breaking into the 40-40 club over 162 games.

The 27-year-old has really impressed since arriving in New York, so… and with just over a year to go before becoming an independent player, it's logical to wonder what's in store for him.

He's just had his best year of his career, after all, but he's been known to get injured a lot. So we'll have to see what the Yankees want to do about it,

If it were up to him, though, Chisholm Jr. wouldn't be going anywhere. In an interview with Chris Kirschner(The Athletic), the Bahamian native made it clear: he never wants to leave.

https://twitter.com/ChrisKirschner/status/1969207352935981241

Chisholm Jr. says that anyone who has played for the Yankees would never want to leave (guys like Devin Williams and Joey Gallo might disagree, though), and you can tell he really likes it in the Bronx.

So much so that, in his eyes, it will be up to the Yankees to decide ” if they want to keep a 40-40 player”. That's Jazz for you.

The outfielder has a strong personality that's different from what we're used to seeing from the Yankees, but he responds on the field. He can hit with power (except in a home run contest), he's fast and he's solid defensively.

But at the same time, maybe the Yankees will be skittish about paying him considering the result of the last big contract they gave to a second baseman in DJ LeMahieu. The two guys are quite different (and LeMahieu was older when he signed his big contract), but he didn't have the injury history of Chisholm Jr.

Incidentally, LeMahieu's contract will expire just as Chisholm Jr. needs a new one. The club could therefore use this money to keep the flamboyant second baseman if it so desires.

Let's see what happens.

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