Yankees predicted to demote promising 24-year-old when Jazz Chisholm Jr. returns

Jazz Chisholm Jr. returning will probably be excellent news for practically everybody who cares in regards to the New York Yankees. However somebody additionally attracts the quick finish of the stick.

Chisholm, New York’s electrifying second baseman, has been out since Apr. 29 with a high-grade indirect pressure. However supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned earlier this week that he is on the verge of starting a rehab task, which may signify a return by the top of subsequent week.

Whereas the Yankees will welcome again Chisholm with open arms, somebody may even need to be faraway from the lively roster to create space for his return. One Yankees author believes {that a} 24-year-old prospect will inevitably draw the quick finish of the stick.

On Tuesday, Jacob Mountz of FanSided predicted that Jorbit Vivas, who was initially known as as much as change Chisholm when he hit the injured listing, would appropriately be the one sent back to Triple-A when the previous All-Star makes his return.

“Unfortunately, in his first glimpse of major league action, Vivas has yet to live up to (his) billing. In 19 games with the Yankees, Vivas is 6-for-39 with one home run. His 11 strikeouts far outpace his four walks,” Mountz wrote.

“Of the Yankees’ four options (Vivas, Oswald Peraza, Pablo Reyes, DJ LeMahieu), sending Vivas down when Chisholm returns makes the most sense.”

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Peraza and Reyes are each out of choices, so Vivas is the one identify on Mountz’s listing who the Yankees can take away from the lively roster with out risking shedding him from the group altogether.

Vivas’ one residence run did instantly result in a Yankees win, because it was a solo shot in a 1-0 victory final Thursday over the Texas Rangers.

Even amid the infield logjam, Vivas nonetheless appears to be like to have a promising profession forward of him in Yankees pinstripes. Nevertheless, that does not imply he is more likely to stick round with the extra skilled Chisholm coming to take his at-bats.

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