Overview
- In Clearwater, Grisham made a full-extension diving grab on a Bryson Stott liner during a 5-3 win, offering early evidence of improved mobility.
- His 2025 season delivered career highs across the board, including 34 home runs and a 125 OPS+.
- Defensive metrics sagged last year (minus-3 fielding run value, minus-2 OAA, minus-11 DRS), which the team linked to a lingering left hamstring and a June incident in Toronto.
- Grisham said he took the slide in rankings personally and targeted a return to his prior standard, with coach Luis Rojas pointing to hamstring-limited drop steps on balls straight back.
- He accepted the $22.025 million qualifying offer after deliberating for the full window, and Brian Cashman now calls the deal a bargain while expressing confidence in sustained performance.