Acquired INF/OF Jazz Chisholm Jr. from Miami in exchange for C Agustín Ramírez and INFs Jared Serna and Abrahan Ramírez.

Contract Value Index (CVI)

This trade earns a **C Contract Value Index (CVI)** — a below-average return on assets for a Yankees farm system already stretched thin by recent roster moves. The Yankees surrendered three prospects (a catcher and two infielders) to acquire a versatile infielder/outfielder at the deadline stretch, a direct rental bet with no long-term control secured. Without available contract details, the CVI grade reflects the asymmetric trade value: New York paid a concrete prospect cost for immediate depth, gambling that Chisholm's versatility would provide mid-season insurance as they hold the #4 AL East seed with 112 days remaining in the regular season. The underlying risk is steep — the Yankees stripped organizational depth for a player without a locked-in future, and three farm assets rarely return equal value unless one prospect projects as major-league-ready. Media chatter has framed this as a "perspective check," suggesting some skepticism about whether the trade moves the needle enough to justify the prospect haul. For a contending team fighting for playoff positioning, deadline rentals carry inherent CVI drag; this one stings more because the outgoing pieces were MLB-ready assets rather than distant farm lottery tickets.