Yankees' Jazz Chisholm gets $140 million contract projection from ESPN

The New York Yankees have built a World Series contender by simply re-signing all of their top free agents, aside from Luke Weaver and Devin Williams, this offseason.

Cody Bellinger is back on a $160 million contract, and Paul Goldschmidt is also back as first base depth. With the Yankees set to run it back, the future offseason with Jazz Chisholm hitting free agency could follow a similar route.

If the Yankees do try to re-sign Chisholm, it's not going to be cheap. ESPN's Buster Olney reveals that ESPN analyst Paul Hembekides projects Chisholm to land a mammoth $140 million contract next offseason.

Jazz Chisholm receives $140M contract projection from ESPN

"Based on Chisholm's production in WAR, ESPN analyst Paul Hembekides says he believes his contract as a free agent could look like this - $80 million over two years, or $140 million over four years," Olney writes.

That's a massive contract for Chisholm. While he's a good player, his inconsistent production in his career would make a $140 million four-year deal a massive one for the 28-year-old infielder.

He's coming off his second All-Star season, and the best of his career. He had 31 stolen bases and 31 home runs to go with 4.2 bWAR for the first season he's been above 3.0 bWAR in his career.

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Spending $40 million per-year, or $35 million per-year on such a player, is a huge risk. But if he can prove it with another strong season in 2026, then he could be in line for a massive payday next offseason.

But he needs to improve on his home-road splits to land such a blockbuster deal with a new team next offseason. In Yankee Stadium, Chisholm has a 151 wRC+, but in every other big-league park, he has a 101 wRC+.

While the Yankees can find immense value in Chisholm, a team in a less hitter-friendly park might not see Chisholm as nearly that valuable.

But, an improved 2026 season on the road could have the star Yankees second baseman on track to not only land a deal worth north of $35 million per-year, but take home the most money of any position player next offseason.

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