The Yankees introduced this afternoon that they’ve activated infielder/outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. after buying him from the Marlins yesterday. Chisholm will take the place of infielder J.D. Davis on the energetic roster, because the membership designated him for task right this moment to make room for his or her new acquisition. The Yankees’ 40-man roster now stands at 39.
Davis, 31, was acquired by the Yankees in a commerce with the A’s late final month. It’s been a tumultuous yr for the slugger, as he kicked off 2024 by heading to an arbitration listening to with the Giants. Davis received that listening to however was controversially launched by San Francisco after they signed Matt Chapman to play third base as an alternative. Davis wound up signing with the A’s simply two weeks earlier than the season started and managed to safe a assure of simply $2.5MM from Oakland, a far cry from his previously-awarded arbitration wage even after factoring within the roughly $1.1MM in termination pay he obtained from San Francisco.
On the sector, Davis carried out decently for them with a 96 wRC+ in 39 video games whereas splitting time between first base, third base, and DH however he ultimately discovered himself on the skin wanting in when he was DFA’d because the membership opted to present extra taking part in time on the sizzling nook to Abraham Toro and Tyler Nevin. A transfer to the Bronx appeared to recommend he may discover extra taking part in time going ahead amid accidents to Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Rizzo, however haven’t turned out that manner as he’s appeared in simply seven video games with the membership over the previous month and has hit an anemic .105/.227/.158 in that restricted taking part in time. Membership supervisor Aaron Boone instructed reporters (together with MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch) right this moment that Stanton is anticipated to return to the lineup as quickly as tomorrow, which means even that restricted taking part in time was prone to dry up for Davis within the coming days.
Whereas Davis’s 2024 season has been a brutal one, previous to 2024 he’d been a persistently above-average hitter ever since first taking a daily position with the Mets again in 2019. In 5 seasons with the Mets and Giants between 2019 and 2023, Davis slashed a powerful .268/.352/.443 with a 120 wRC+, flashed 20-homer energy and walked at a ten.2% clip regardless of an elevated 27.2% strikeout charge. That sort of manufacturing might be a helpful addition to loads of groups, significantly these in want of assist at first or third base. The Yankees can have one week to try to move Davis by waivers, and if he goes unclaimed he would have the chance to elect free company in favor of accepting an outright task. After all, it’s potential that the membership tries to place collectively a commerce involving Davis previous to the upcoming commerce deadline on Tuesday, and it appears seemingly they’ll wait to waive Davis till after the deadline with a view to discover his market totally.
