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Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2026 Fantasy Baseball Outlook: Power-Speed Force Comes With Durability Questions
New York Yankees second and third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. showed that his post-trade surge in 2024 wasn't a flash in the pan, cruising to 31 home runs and 31 steals alongside a .242/.332/.481 triple slash in only 130 games. It was the lowest average we've seen from Chisholm in a full season, but a career-best 10.9% walk rate supplied his best on-base percentage ever. And the lower average likely came from the power-hungry swing, which vaulted him to a 47.6% fly-ball rate. This had sat around 35% in the prior two seasons. Even when he only hit .217 in August, he still slammed a season-high eight homers while going a perfect 11-for-11 on the basepaths. He missed May due to a right oblique strain and still has never eclipsed 150 games played in a year. Most who click the draft button around his 22 ADP embrace the durability concerns and hope that this is the year he stays on the field en route to a 40/40 effort. His initial eligibility at both second and third base allow for early draft flexibility while netting both power and speed foundations.
