Overview
- Multiple media reports say the Yankees are likely to extend the one-year qualifying offer to closer David Bednar but are unlikely to offer it to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.
- Bednar posted strong 2026 relief numbers, including a sub-2.50 ERA and a WHIP near 1.04 across roughly 69 innings, making him a leading right-handed free-agent reliever.
- Chisholm had a weaker 2026 offensive season, hitting around .231 with 19 home runs and 41 stolen bases in 137 games, and Yankees leaders reportedly prefer to move on despite the player saying he would like to return.
- The qualifying offer is set at $23.15 million for the coming season and gives the club draft-pick compensation if the player declines and signs elsewhere, so teams often use it as a market signal as much as a retention tool.
- Reports also list other likely QO candidates around the league and suggest the Yankees would accept the draft-pick protection tradeoff if Bednar declines the offer and signs a multi-year deal elsewhere.