Yankees hint at Jazz Chisholm return from IL with roster move after series win

The New York Yankees successfully extinguished the stink from Tuesday's brutal loss to the Cleveland Guardians by capturing the next two games and winning the series. Well done, fellas! That's the stuff we like to write about.

Though there's been a lot of frustrate fans over the last couple months, including Jazz Chisholm's elbow injury he suffered last week against the Chicago White Sox, we must capitalize on the good news while we have it.

After Thursday's 6-0 win over the Guards, the Yankees optioned Oswald Peraza back to Triple-A, which would indicate Chisholm is ready to return this weekend against the Colorado Rockies.

The Yankees' big-name trade deadline acquisition recently told reporters he'd be ready to be activated off the IL once he was eligible after 10 days. His MRI results had doctors encouraged that he could return within 3-4 weeks, but Chisholm reported feeling a lot better and then boldly revealed it could be even sooner.

Though fans might've preferred to see more run out of Peraza while he was here (or a more drastic roster move to make room for Chisholm), nobody can argue with this promising injury news.

Yankees hint at Jazz Chisholm return from IL with roster move after series win

In Chisholm's absence, the Yankees have gotten good production from Peraza and Oswaldo Cabrera at third base. In a perfect world, Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu would be out of the picture. Third base can be a platoon between Cabrera and Peraza with Chisholm returning to his natural position at second base. Chisholm could then fill in at third base and center field when needed.

But that would make too much sense, and it would force the Yankees to make difficult decisions they no longer take pleasure in. This organization used to be ruthless with personnel decisions. Now? They let Torres waffle for five years. They let Alex Verdugo remain an everyday starter despite being the worst qualified hitter in the sport for two months. They let LeMahieu and his -1.7 WAR take reps away from promising younger players. That's just the way it is these days.

The Yankees have desperately been looking to find a groove ever since their midseason swoon began. Over their last 56 games, they are 25-31, which is bad. This is when they're supposed to be building a cushion over their competitors, and they're not.

Hopefully Chisholm's return will be the start of a semblance of consistency so the team can go on a run to convince fans (and the media) that they can win the division.