3 Yankees who survived the 2026 trade deadline but will be gone in the offseason

The New York Yankees left plenty of people scratching their heads at the trade deadline. While Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made some good moves (getting rid of Camilo Doval, acquiring Luis García Jr., keeping George Lombard Jr. off limits), Cashman failed to acquire a catcher and relief depth. The latter of those "failures" had Joel Sherman of The New York Post practically losing his mind. Sherman wasn't alone in that experience.

The passage of time will ultimately grade Cashman's deadline performance. His decision to hold firm to certain elements of the depth chart that other GMs in his seat would have traded saw guys like Jasson Domínguez remaining in a Yankees uniform, at least for another couple of months.

And Domínguez isn't the only Yankee who escaped a shipping-out at the deadline but will likely be gone this coming offseason. Here are a couple more.

3 Yankees who are positioned to surely depart following the 2026 season

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Chisholm will be a free agent following the '26 campaign. It seems like the Yankees never earnestly pursued an extension with him, and that decision looks excellent at the moment as he continues to struggle mightily.

Chisholm was excellent for the Yankees in 2025, but he's regressed, and there was buzz out there at the end of July that the Yanks were asking around and exploring alternatives to Chisholm at second base via trade.

We all know that Chisholm is going after the bag this offseason, and the Yankees aren't going to be interested in paying him the handsome sum he's looking for. Plenty of other clubs will pursue Chisholm, whose career production and reputation as a genuine talent trumps any concerns emerging in 2026.

The Yankees, meanwhile, might be thinking about playing Anthony Volpe at second base in 2027. José Caballero can always play there as well.

J.C. Escarra

You know what's more redundant and worse than having two lefty-hitting catchers? Having two lefty-hitting catchers who can't hit. While Wells' bat has recently begun to show signs of thawing amidst a year-long, frigid slump, Escarra hasn't shown any such signs in 2026 (.188 batting average and a .510 OPS).

For now, the Yankees like Ali Sánchez more than Escarra, and when the offseason rolls around you have to think Cashman will resume his failed deadline project of acquiring another catcher of worth. Escarra's window to an MLB role with the Yankees was open for a moment, but now it's closed.

Jasson Domínguez

Back to where we started with Domínguez. He was demoted on Aug. 3 as the Yankees brought in Heliot Ramos. Domínguez's endlessly up-and-down developmental arc with the Yanks continued this year as he struggled through multiple injuries and plenty of back and forth trips between Triple-A and the Show.

Six homers and a .230 average was respectable production for Domínguez in 53 MLB games this year when you think about the uncertain circumstances he's always playing within. But it doesn't really matter. The Yankees still have an outfield logjam (made even more crowded by Ramos), and Domínguez's inconsistent defense doesn't do him any favors in the depth chart discussion.

There's no doubt that Domínguez has a ton of talent, which makes him a solid trade chip for the Yankees to dangle this winter.

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