The question behind Yankees’ $22 million Trent Grisham predicament
November 6, 2025
The question behind Yankees’ $22 million Trent Grisham predicament
42 comments
I would QO him. Yankees have lost so many draft picks over the last decade it’s worth the risk he takes it.
It’s not even a predicament, it’s an easy decision
Trent will absolutely enter the market to test his value, and if someone else signs him, we get a decent draft pick. Or it makes him cheaper for us to consider re-signing.
There’s no downside
Give him the offer, pray he signs elsewhere. He never duplicates what he did last season and the outfield is crowded.
Grisham got that George Jefferson hairline.
Some team will waste a lot of money on this guy.
Gonna disagree with most here and say I am 1000% sure he turns back into a pumpkin next year, and having him on the books for $22M would be disastrous.
Do not give him the QO.
Aaron Hicks all over again, let him walk
Don’t bring him back
Let him walk, he’s giving me Aaron Hicks vibes all over again lol
I don’t think they offer him the QO. They don’t want him to take it and they won’t want to hurt their guys FA by making teams offer less because they dont want to lose the money and a draft pick for a guy with one real good season
Wouldn’t even give him the option, stay far away hard pass.
Remember Donaldson, LeMahieu, Gary, Hicks, Rizzo? You pay guys for the future not the past. $22M is not even a thought for me to pay Grisham. I think HE’D be crazy not to accept that QO. I’m instantly passing on the QO and wishing him well with his next club. Risk of wasting $22M on him in opportunity cost is not worth the possibility of maybe getting a draft pick—if we tag him, not only do other teams need to give him a better contract offer, they also have to fork over a pick… just can’t see anyone doing that, and then he comes back to us for a wayyy overinflated $22M.
I would not offer him the qualifying offer and let him test the market. we could always sign him later if we choose, but IMO, we saw the best of Trent Grisham last year.
Easy answer don’t offer
One good season, he isn’t worth that at all. Let him walk and don’t even make the offer
This isn’t a predicament. You let him walk
There is no predicament with him. He will fit in well with whatever team he goes to better than he fiits with the Yankees.
Guys remember his postseason numbers? Are we gonna pay someone because they had a good pre season?
Surprised the lockout isn’t mentioned in the story or this thread. Under normal circumstances I might be iffy about the QO, but players are more averse to one-year deals than usual right now. I think there’s a good chance Grisham walks so he’s guaranteed a multi-year paycheck whenever the lockout ends.
This is his best change to sign a big multi year deal. He’s not accepting it, so offer and take the pick.
Imagine how good this guy would be if he actually completed his swing
They can’t extend him the QO, they just can’t. What they need in the OF isn’t him
Let him walk. Would rather see Dominguez or Jones over him.
Yanks are at $240 million right now. Hal’s limit seems to be $300 million. If he takes the QO, you’re blowing a third of the money you have to play with on Grisham. I don’t think the juice is worth the squeeze, especially since the compensation pick is a fourth rounder due to the fact that we’re over the luxury tax. I’d just let him walk.
Simple, think like Dodgers and George steinbrenner Yankees and get Tucker and bellinger signed asap!!!!
I’m not risking it with him. I think he regresses big time. Also, don’t want him potentially clogging a spot in OF so Dominguez doesn’t play every day.
Let him walk. I hope he gets paid and does well elsewhere.
We must play the young guys and find out what we have.
We must upgrade our roster in other places to be championship caliber.
Christ Almighty let him walk
Even if he repeats the same performance next year, we don’t need another low average, low OBP power hitting lefty. We need a high average, high OBP contact hitter who can run and field well.
Michael Kay had a great point about this. He’s going to be lucky to get 3/$39m. You don’t give him 1/$22m, because he will of course take it.
Let him go. He’ll be worse next year.
To me it’s easy; No. Use that money for Tucker, Imai, Okamoto, other pieces that will make this roster better.
I love Grish, but I don’t see another career year next season. Forget about the comp pick, use that $22mm towards the rest of the roster
This team needs hitters! In the 90s when they were dominant, everyone on the team except maybe one guy batted under .300. This lineup, and the previous ones, year after year, its judge. That’s it. You had lemahue, won the batting title that one year, but the last couple years, one guy batting above .300 ain’t getting it done. The team is sub .250.. not even hitting one out of three..
Everyone’s shitting on my boy here. Noone fields as casually & comfortably. Great bat. Greater mustache. Bunch of fair weather fuckers here..
don’t give him the QO. his home run total is an outlier and he’s like a .217 hitter lifetime. you’re basically gambling that someone drinks the Grisham kool-aid, and for what? a compensation draft pick? fuck that. thanks for memories, Trent, good luck out there!
Please let him walk!! It’s no way he’s gonna duplicate the season he had and especially for that price tag. Rather see what we got in Dominguez
Grish played well beyond expectations for a guy who felt like he was just a throw-in for the soto trade
that being said, this has the feeling of aaron hicks 2.0.
If they want him back then sign him. The whole idea of getting stuck with a player you don’t want because you were trying to weasel out a mid round draft pick which has a 90% chance of never making the big leagues is dumb.
Don’t bring him back. He’s not a playoff performer.
Better off giving him 2/30 than having to go 7 years for Bellinger.
Fuck no.
I think he would accept the QF if given. Because I don’t think a team would sign him anytime soon if one was attached to him.
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I would QO him. Yankees have lost so many draft picks over the last decade it’s worth the risk he takes it.
It’s not even a predicament, it’s an easy decision
Trent will absolutely enter the market to test his value, and if someone else signs him, we get a decent draft pick. Or it makes him cheaper for us to consider re-signing.
There’s no downside
Give him the offer, pray he signs elsewhere. He never duplicates what he did last season and the outfield is crowded.
Grisham got that George Jefferson hairline.
Some team will waste a lot of money on this guy.
Gonna disagree with most here and say I am 1000% sure he turns back into a pumpkin next year, and having him on the books for $22M would be disastrous.
Do not give him the QO.
Aaron Hicks all over again, let him walk
Don’t bring him back
Let him walk, he’s giving me Aaron Hicks vibes all over again lol
I don’t think they offer him the QO. They don’t want him to take it and they won’t want to hurt their guys FA by making teams offer less because they dont want to lose the money and a draft pick for a guy with one real good season
Wouldn’t even give him the option, stay far away hard pass.
Remember Donaldson, LeMahieu, Gary, Hicks, Rizzo? You pay guys for the future not the past. $22M is not even a thought for me to pay Grisham. I think HE’D be crazy not to accept that QO. I’m instantly passing on the QO and wishing him well with his next club. Risk of wasting $22M on him in opportunity cost is not worth the possibility of maybe getting a draft pick—if we tag him, not only do other teams need to give him a better contract offer, they also have to fork over a pick… just can’t see anyone doing that, and then he comes back to us for a wayyy overinflated $22M.
I would not offer him the qualifying offer and let him test the market. we could always sign him later if we choose, but IMO, we saw the best of Trent Grisham last year.
Easy answer don’t offer
One good season, he isn’t worth that at all. Let him walk and don’t even make the offer
This isn’t a predicament. You let him walk
There is no predicament with him. He will fit in well with whatever team he goes to better than he fiits with the Yankees.
Guys remember his postseason numbers? Are we gonna pay someone because they had a good pre season?
Surprised the lockout isn’t mentioned in the story or this thread. Under normal circumstances I might be iffy about the QO, but players are more averse to one-year deals than usual right now. I think there’s a good chance Grisham walks so he’s guaranteed a multi-year paycheck whenever the lockout ends.
This is his best change to sign a big multi year deal. He’s not accepting it, so offer and take the pick.
Imagine how good this guy would be if he actually completed his swing
They can’t extend him the QO, they just can’t. What they need in the OF isn’t him
Let him walk. Would rather see Dominguez or Jones over him.
Yanks are at $240 million right now. Hal’s limit seems to be $300 million. If he takes the QO, you’re blowing a third of the money you have to play with on Grisham. I don’t think the juice is worth the squeeze, especially since the compensation pick is a fourth rounder due to the fact that we’re over the luxury tax. I’d just let him walk.
Simple, think like Dodgers and George steinbrenner Yankees and get Tucker and bellinger signed asap!!!!
I’m not risking it with him. I think he regresses big time. Also, don’t want him potentially clogging a spot in OF so Dominguez doesn’t play every day.
Let him walk. I hope he gets paid and does well elsewhere.
We must play the young guys and find out what we have.
We must upgrade our roster in other places to be championship caliber.
Christ Almighty let him walk
Even if he repeats the same performance next year, we don’t need another low average, low OBP power hitting lefty. We need a high average, high OBP contact hitter who can run and field well.
Michael Kay had a great point about this. He’s going to be lucky to get 3/$39m. You don’t give him 1/$22m, because he will of course take it.
Let him go. He’ll be worse next year.
To me it’s easy; No. Use that money for Tucker, Imai, Okamoto, other pieces that will make this roster better.
I love Grish, but I don’t see another career year next season. Forget about the comp pick, use that $22mm towards the rest of the roster
This team needs hitters! In the 90s when they were dominant, everyone on the team except maybe one guy batted under .300. This lineup, and the previous ones, year after year, its judge. That’s it. You had lemahue, won the batting title that one year, but the last couple years, one guy batting above .300 ain’t getting it done. The team is sub .250.. not even hitting one out of three..
Everyone’s shitting on my boy here. Noone fields as casually & comfortably. Great bat. Greater mustache. Bunch of fair weather fuckers here..
don’t give him the QO. his home run total is an outlier and he’s like a .217 hitter lifetime. you’re basically gambling that someone drinks the Grisham kool-aid, and for what? a compensation draft pick? fuck that. thanks for memories, Trent, good luck out there!
Please let him walk!! It’s no way he’s gonna duplicate the season he had and especially for that price tag. Rather see what we got in Dominguez
Grish played well beyond expectations for a guy who felt like he was just a throw-in for the soto trade
that being said, this has the feeling of aaron hicks 2.0.
If they want him back then sign him. The whole idea of getting stuck with a player you don’t want because you were trying to weasel out a mid round draft pick which has a 90% chance of never making the big leagues is dumb.
Don’t bring him back. He’s not a playoff performer.
Better off giving him 2/30 than having to go 7 years for Bellinger.
Fuck no.
I think he would accept the QF if given. Because I don’t think a team would sign him anytime soon if one was attached to him.