Is Trent Grisham the Secret Weapon That Could Transform the Yankees’ 2026 Season?
The Yankees had a big decision to make at the start of the offseason. While retaining Cody Bellinger on a long-term deal was high on the priority list, it was unclear what the team thought of their other starting outfielder, Trent Grisham, hitting the open market after a career year. With a questionable résumé prior to his breakout 2025 and a pair of young outfielders on the farm that could take over, there didn’t seem to be much urgency to reward the 29-year-old with a multi-year deal.
Still, they extended him a $22 million qualifying offer, which would provide the Yankees a compensatory fourth-round pick if he signed elsewhere. Whether they counted on him to decline it for more security or not, Grisham accepted the deal, possibly worrying his market would be depressed with the prohibitive qualifying offer and skepticism about his 2025 season being replicated.
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