The Yankees made arguably the best deadline-day pickup in Jazz Chisholm Jr. (1.038 OPS in pinstripes). Others in contention for best trades by contenders are Jack Flaherty (4-1, 3.18), Michael Kopech (0.59 ERA) and versatile Tommy Edman by the Dodgers; Zach Eflin (5-0, 1.95) by the Orioles; Tanner Scott (2.25) and Jason Adam (1.56) by the Padres; Je se Winker (two game-deciding homers) by the Mets; and A.J. Puk (0.60 ERA) by the Diamondbacks. The Yankees biggest i sue remains their bullpen, as Mark Leiter Jr. hasnt pitched up to his Cubs standards yet. Mark Leiter Jr. #38 of the New York Yankees throws a pitch in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Though the Yankees did try for Scott, a Marlins request was deemed too much (it included Miami product George Lombard Jr.). They showed little interest in Carlos Estevez, who went to Philly. In both cases, contending teams surrendered considerable packages. The Yankees also tried for Puk in a Chisholm package. More From Delaney Heard Jersey Jon Heyman The Giants interest in keeping Matt Chapman, first reported here, was no surprise. They have difficulty getting players to San Francisco, and hes twice played in the Bay Area succe sfully, and happily. Chapmans $151M, six-year extension beats the $120M the Blue Jays offered. Francisco Lindor and Bobby Witt Jr. are superb all-around shortstops having MVP-type seasons. But though they are even better-rounded players than the current MVP favorites, heres why they have a an uphill battle to wrest the award from all-time greats Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge: Though voters like all-around skill and certainly weigh WAR figures Lindor and Ohtani each lead one of the two WARs, and Witt is close to Judge in WAR voters have great difficulty ignoring historic achievements, and Ohtani and Judge are moving toward history. Francisco Lindor #12 of the New York Mets reacts after he hits an RBI double during the 8th inning. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Take last year, when super versatile star Mookie Betts received exactly zero votes to 30 for unanimous winner Ronald Acuna Jr., who made history by becoming the first 40-70 (40 homers, 70 steals) player ever. Nikhai Hill-Green Jersey