As the New York Yankees weighed the possibility of trading for Jazz Chisholm Jr., they reached out to a couple of former Yankees who know Chisholm -- Derek Jeter and former pitcher CC Sabathia.
Jeter, who had traded for Chisholm while he was running the Miami Marlins, gave a thumbs-up, and Sabathia's support for the idea was enthusiastic (and laced with profanity). "Absolutely," Sabathia replied, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, though his version included a few extra syllables. Boone recalled Sabathia's marching orders: "Go get him."
Of course, how Chisholm handles the Bronx is still to be seen -- one of many of questions coming out of the trade deadline -- as swapped players settle in with their new teams.