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Jazz Chisholm To Open Season As Marlins’ Second Baseman

By TC Zencka | March 28, 2021 at 2:42pm CDT

Marlins prospect Jazz Chisholm has won the opening day second base job. General Manager Kim Ng made the announcement on the radio, noting that Isan Diaz, Chisholm’s main competition for the role, will begin the year in Triple-A, per Jordan McPherson and Craig Mish of the Miami Herald (Twitter links).

Chisholm, of course, was acquired via trade from the Diamondbacks for Zac Gallen at the 2019 trade deadline. Gallen’s spring injury aside, he has generally flourished in Arizona. Chisholm and the Marlins have work to do to make this deal look like a strong one for Miami. After finishing 2019 at Double-A with a .220/.321/.441 line, Chisholm made his Major League debut in 2020 under sub-optimal circumstances. In 62 plate appearances over 21 games, Chisholm hit just .161/.242/.321. He has game-changing speed, but the bat will need to follow to make good on his top prospect status. He is the Marlins’ 4th-ranked prospect, per Baseball America.

Diaz, meanwhile, was a slight favorite to start the year at second, but he struggled this spring going just 4-for-22 with seven walks to thirteen strikeouts. He has 223 plate appearances in the Majors between 2019 and 2020, owning a triple slash of .174/.251/.294. He has struck out in close to 30 percent of his plate appearances while walking at an average 8.5 percent clip. Still just 24-years-old, Diaz will head to Triple-A to await his next opportunity.

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  1. baseballpun

    2 weeks ago

    All that Jazz!

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    • Steve Nebraska

      2 weeks ago

      Finally got a pun!

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      • baseballpun

        2 weeks ago

        Disappointing, isn’t it?

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  2. Loud Noises!

    2 weeks ago

    Jazz hands!️

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  3. MetsFan22

    2 weeks ago

    He isn’t good.

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    • baseballpun

      2 weeks ago

      To appreciate him, you’ve got to pay attention to the plays he DOESN’T make.

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      • MetsFan22

        2 weeks ago

        He is good defensively. I just don’t think he’ll hit.

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        • damon389

          2 weeks ago

          With his glove, he’s known as Smooth Jazz…

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        • Prospectnvstr

          2 weeks ago

          Yeah, he’s probably not going to hit. I mean how many 21 yr old kids are expected to have high production at AA? Generally AA is the measuring stick for prospects. He put up solid #’s after the trade. Granted he did struggle in his initial MLB audition at the ripe old age of 22. Yeah, he’s going to be a bum. (Double eye roll emoji)

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      • some guy

        2 weeks ago

        Baseballpun wins the internet today.

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    • Rsox

      2 weeks ago

      Neither is Diaz

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      • MetsFan22

        2 weeks ago

        They need to trade for cano. Get him off our hands lol.

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    • elgrandosmokio

      2 weeks ago

      ??

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    • bobsnoot

      2 weeks ago

      I’m a Mets fan and Chisholm is good. Stop with the stupid biased comments. Mets fans don’t do that

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    • Chemo850

      2 weeks ago

      Neither are the Mets. Just watched that garbage team get smacked around for the last month. It was beautiful.

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      • jcutiger

        2 weeks ago

        because ST means a lot

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        • Chemo850

          2 weeks ago

          I mean, there’s also like the last 50 years worth of garage Mets baseball if you needed more of an extended history lol.

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  4. elgrandosmokio

    2 weeks ago

    Excellent move. Now cut Diaz and forget the whole Yelich trade even happened

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  5. Mjm117

    2 weeks ago

    Fish looking like Fish going 0-4 on the Yelich trade.

    While Jazz looking really good in Spring and earned the 2nd base role. ROY candidate and hopefully more. Fish can’t strike out on the Gallen trade either.

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    • Prospectnvstr

      2 weeks ago

      At least they made a killing on the Ozuna trade to St. Louis

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  6. bobsnoot

    2 weeks ago

    242 to the world

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  7. DarkSide830

    2 weeks ago

    honestly still think he could benefit from some more minors time

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    • Mjm117

      2 weeks ago

      He’s earned his spot and, to a lesser a extent, their aren’t better option. His time is now.

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      • Astros2017Champs

        2 weeks ago

        I remember jeter was destroyed for the stanton trade. “ supplying the yankees” was the theme. Even if devers fails the trade was terrific for the marlins. Stanton and his horrible contract is a sunk cost for the yankees. Good player but always hurt and is a permanent dh here on out

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  8. tigers2022

    2 weeks ago

    He hit 220 with a 328OB at AA ball. Good luck

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    • Steve Nebraska

      2 weeks ago

      Thats a pretty good OPB for such a low average. Means his eye is pretty good.

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    • Mjm117

      2 weeks ago

      Jazz also hit .280+, .360+ OBP, and .870 OPS after being traded to the Fish. He good.

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      • KCJ

        2 weeks ago

        In AA? You cannot judge a player by their small sample size in AA ball. He got hot for a couple weeks. Big deal. Over the course of the season he hit .220. I think I’d pump the brakes on declaring him to be “good” until he actually shows something that is over an extended period of time. Isan Diaz and Lewis Brinson both tore up the minor leagues and we’ve all seen how that has turned out

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        • Eatdust666

          2 weeks ago

          So did Brandon Wood, yet he turned out to be arguably the worst hitter in MLB history.

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        • MWeller77

          2 weeks ago

          Not disagreeing with your overall argument, but Tommy Lasorda was pretty definitive on the worst hitter in MLB history: Kurt Bevacqua

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  9. loyalmarlinsfansince1993

    2 weeks ago

    Happy for Jazz and the Marlins!
    Marlins finish the spring strong with 10-2 victory over the Mets.

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  10. highheat

    2 weeks ago

    Smooth Jazz! Was looking forward to see him debut as a DBack, but more than happy to have Gallen. Funnily enough, Diaz was also a DBacks pick originally.

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    • DarkSide830

      2 weeks ago

      Segura/Anderson deal

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  11. bigguccisosa300

    2 weeks ago

    The cespedes barbecue boys will be happy

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  12. whyhayzee

    2 weeks ago

    He’s taken Giant Steps to make the team and his uniform is Kind of Blue. Plus he has a connection with Moonlight Graham. What’s not to like.

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    • MWeller77

      2 weeks ago

      Marlins are hoping he delivers A Love Supreme before he hits free agency and The Money Jungle

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  13. Astros2017Champs

    2 weeks ago

    Baseball isnt football. Ive never understood the infatuation with speed. Seems like hit tool would be my biggest infatuation with a position player. Speed could help defense obviously but thats such a secondary trait i would look for in a top prospect

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  14. jim stem

    2 weeks ago

    Exciting player, but trying to hit homeruns in that park will create a ton of bad numbers unless you are a masher. I hope he his goals are more runs scored oriented than homers. Get on, score from first on doubles, steal, etc. Anything close to a .350 on base percentage and he’s probably going to be a very rich young man in the near future.

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  15. bobsugar84

    2 weeks ago

    What about Berti?!

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    • ludafish

      2 weeks ago

      I believe Berti is the backup infielder. Rojas is SS. They have already talked about Berti playing 2B with Jazz going to SS to give Rojas time off. It’s going to be a weird season trying to get Cooper, Aguilar, Berti, and Duvall regular at bats.

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  16. wes_r

    2 weeks ago

    So it looks like he will be the 7th player born in the Bahamas to play in MLB. To be the best Bahamian ever in MLB he will have to beat out Andre Rogers, who had an 11 year MLB career, played in 854 games, and compiled 6.3 BWAR. Looks like he was the starting shortstop with the Cubs for three years in the early 60s.

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  17. winonarider

    2 weeks ago

    Ugh

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  18. MWeller77

    2 weeks ago

    So if he struggles and gets sent to AAA, will Uncle Phil throw him out the front door of the Bel Air mansion?

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