Overview
- General manager Brian Cashman said Trent Grisham’s one-year, $22 million qualifying offer was a 50-50 call that now looks like a bargain as free-agent prices rose.
- Grisham is back after a breakout 2025 in which he played 143 games and posted a .235/.348/.464 line with 34 home runs and a 125 OPS+.
- Cody Bellinger re-signed on a five-year, $162.5 million deal and is expected to provide lineup impact and defensive flexibility across the outfield and first base.
- Reporting from Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman says the Yankees continue to seek a right-handed hitter, with Randal Grichuk, Paul Goldschmidt, Austin Slater and Ty France mentioned as targets.
- Any addition is expected to be a depth role as a fourth outfielder or part-time DH, which could cut into opportunities for prospects Jasson Domínguez and Spencer Jones as Giancarlo Stanton’s elbow management rotates DH at-bats.