The New York Yankees may be preparing to bring back the same outfield that carried them through the 2025 season, but this time, it’ll come with a much heavier price tag. With qualifying offers and extensions on the table, the financial risk is sky-high, and the front office knows it.

Trent Grisham is at the center of that uncertainty. The Yankees extended him the $22 million qualifying offer — a figure that would quadruple what he made last season. That’s an enormous bet for a player who just put together his best offensive season but remains wildly unpredictable year to year.

Grisham’s breakout complicates everything

Grisham’s 2025 campaign was an eye-opener. He hit .235/.348/.464 with 34 homers and 74 RBIs, showing the kind of power the Yankees had long been hoping for. His 129 wRC+ r

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