The Yankees are playing Jazz Chisholm Jr at third base and DJ LeMahieu at second because of availability at the MLB Trade Deadline.

The New York Yankees put together a loud, transformative offseason after Juan Soto's much-maligned decision to sign with the crosstown Mets. Then, before we could even get to Opening Day, Gerrit Cole experienced elbow pain and was slated for Tommy John surgery. It was a crushing blow for a team looking to rebound from its World Series defeat.

Now that Jazz Chisholm, Jr. had shot down any sniff of controversy about him switching positions to third base when he returns from the injured list, it’s interesting to see a national columnist explain the not-so-generous reasons the New York Yankees are making the move.