Jeff Passan's Winter Meetings recap for ESPN contained a short detail that's caused quite a stir in New York sports media: the Yankees are reportedly listening to trade offers for All-Star second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, continuing his candid communication style from Orlando, responded directly to the Jazz buzz before it festered for too long in the poisonous echo chamber of social media.
Per MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, Cashman didn't shoot down the Passan report at all, describing the Yanks as being "open-minded" about Jazz, while also making a feeble attempt to give Chisholm his flowers by describing Jazz as "above-average" and a "good get.