MLB insider reveals Trent Grisham's stance on future with Yankees

Jon Conahan

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MLB insider reveals Trent Grisham's stance on future with Yankees image

With the offseason here for the New York Yankees and other teams around Major League Baseball, there are plenty of factors that have to be considered. 

For the Yankees, what they want to do with Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger is at the top of that list. 

Bellinger is one of the top players on the free agency market, while Grisham was given a qualifying offer as the Yankees hope to keep him back for at least another season. 

According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, it remains uncertain at the moment what Grisham is going to do, but he reported that he was comfortable in New York and believes that he can replicate his 2025 success because of the changes he made to improve his offensive game. 

“A year ago, the New York Yankees weren’t even certain they would offer Grisham a contract. They did, but Grisham accepted a pay cut from $5.5 million to $5 million — and then responded with 34 homers, double his previous best, and a career-high.811 OPS...

“Grisham was comfortable in New York and is said to be confident he can replicate his 2025 performance because of changes he made at the plate and in his mental approach. If interested teams agree with that assessment, he could warrant a healthy multiyear deal,” he wrote.

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Can Trent Grisham replicate his success?

If there's any reason for the Yankees to be worried about Grisham, it's the fact that he's never done what he did a year ago throughout any other part of his career. 

There was a strong argument to be made that Grisham was among the top outfielders in baseball offensively. 

Still, there's a possibility that he never has that type of success at the plate again due to prior indications.

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