NEW YORK – The Yankees weren’t caught off guard when Trent Grisham accepted a qualifying offer this week, according to general manager Brian Cashman, who viewed the outcome as something akin to a coin flip.

“I was more like 50-50,” Cashman said. “I would not have been surprised that he took it and I wouldn’t have been surprised if he turned it down. It was one of those situations where I could see it both ways. It’s a very thin outfield market.

“He’s the third-best outfielder in this marketplace, but he’d have to wait behind [Kyle] Tucker and [Cody] Bellinger because it’s a thin market compared to whatever’s in the trade market. So there’s some gamble on that.”

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Cashman spoke Thursday at the Javits Center, as he prepared to participate in the Covenant House Sleep Out

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