The Angels could be staring at one of the more obvious fit-and-need matches of the offseason if Jazz Chisholm Jr. actually reaches the market.
Chisholm, the Yankees’ second baseman, is headed toward free agency before his age-29 season, and the sense around his situation is that his time in New York is likely done. Aaron Boone sat him multiple times during the Yankees’ 2026 postseason run, including platooning him in several games, and that kind of usage would not seem to sit well with a player known for carrying a big ego. It would be a surprise to see him eager to run it back with the Yankees.
That opens the door for the Angels, who may be positioned to do more spending this winter than they usually have under Arte Moreno and Perry Minasian. With Moreno one foot out the door, Stan Kroenke on his way to becoming the richest owner in baseball, and John Mozeliak in charge for now, Los Angeles could have the chance to make a real roster upgrade rather than shop around the margins.
Chisholm checks a lot of boxes for a club like this. He brings one of the best power-speed combinations in baseball, and he is one of only five players with 100+ stolen bases and 70+ home runs over the last three seasons. He also gives you value with the glove; his eight Fielding Run Value ranked in the top ten among all second basemen this season.
The fit gets even more interesting because he is not locked into one position. Chisholm split time between second and third for the Yankees in 2025, and before that he was the Marlins’ everyday center fielder in 2024 before being traded. That kind of flexibility gives the Angels options, whether that means starting him in center field with Mike Trout wanting to move to a corner or eventually shifting him back into the infield as he gets older.
There is also the larger roster-building issue. The Angels need more than just rookies to lean on.
Developing homegrown talent matters, but an entire team built that way can become a problem if the organization does not fully develop those players. With what the new ownership group could bring financially, Los Angeles should have the ability to chase a player like Chisholm, and he looks like the kind of addition that would make sense for this roster.
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