Jazz Chisholm Jr.

The back half of 2026 has been a struggle for this talented but streaky performer, as evidenced by his .222 average and dip in production across the board compared to his career-best 2025 campaign when he joined the exclusive 30-30 club with 31 homers and 31 stolen bases while earning Silver Slugger honors at second base. Despite the recent slide, his elite combination of power and speed—along with his .816 OPS since arriving in New York—makes him a generational talent in the middle infield, even accounting for his concerning 27.6 percent career strikeout rate that continues to depress batting average. The dual eligibility at second and third base provides significant positional flexibility, and Yankee Stadium's dimensions favor his left-handed swing for additional home-run upside. Managers should remain cautious about his injury history and tendency toward peaks and valleys, but his two-category dominance in homers and stolen bases keeps him squarely in the conversation as a top-tier keystone option heading into 2027, assuming his recent downturn proves temporary.