Sports talk host has harsh Jazz Chisholm take: ‘I don’t need to see [him] play more than once or twice a week’

Brandon Tierney has seen enough of Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Speaking out an a recent episode of BTunleashed, the sports talk host called for the Yankees to make a change at second base.

“I don’t need to see Jazz Chisholm play more than once or twice a week the rest of the way,” he said. “… And I would make [Jose] Caballero my starting second baseman. I really would. And again, I wouldn’t just nail Jazz to the bench where he gets two at-bats in a week, two pinch-hitting at-bats. No. But I’m going to run Caballero out there and I’m going to see if Caballero can kind of recapture some of that early season magic that he had when he was the starting shortstop.”

After boldly proclaiming in spring training he thought he could become the second member of the 50-50 club, Chisholm is batting. 216 with 17 homers and 32 stolen bases. He’s also got 48 RBI and a .683 OPS.

Yet despite his struggles, Yankees legend David Cone believes manager Aaron Boone should continue to play Chisholm down the stretch against right-handed pitching because of what he could potentially do at the plate to help the team’s slumbering offense.

“Facing righties, you gotta give Jazz a chance to get going here down the stretch,” Cone said on the YES Network during the Yankees’ 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. “He’s that kind of player if he gets hot.”

Since the Yankees made George Lombard Jr. the starting shortstop on Aug. 4, Caballero’s playing time has been drastically diminished as a result. Before Sunday, he hadn’t played since last Thursday. And before that he hadn’t played in five days since Aug. 8.

In the seventh inning, Caballero rewarded Boone’s decision by hitting a single that scored Lombard Jr. to make it 2-1 before Caballero was thrown out at second base. Caballero also had a strikeout and a walk in the game, and eventually shifted to third base after Paul Goldschmidt pinch hit for Ryan McMahon in the seventh.

In the ninth, Chisholm did have a single and a stolen base after pinch running for Goldschmidt in the seventh.

Cone and Michael Kay discussed the situation in the booth during Sunday’s game, with Kay wondering whether Caballero’s key hit would “warrant another start” on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles.

“The Orioles will be starting a right-hander [Shane Baz] on Tuesday so in all likelihood it would be Jazz [starting at second base],” Kay said.

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“You got two options with Caballero,” Cone said. “He can play third, too, when he’s spelling McMahon against a tough lefty.”

At that point, Cone endorsed Chisholm against righties, saying he could be a key player “if he gets hot.”

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