Qualifying Catastrophe: Grisham's QO Acceptance Kicks Off Yankee Dread! | BT & Sal
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🗓️ 19 November 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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BT and Sal unleash a fiery discussion about Trent Grisham's decision to accept the qualifying offer ($22 million), with BT calling it a "colossal mistake" by the Yankees' front office, who seemingly misread his willingness to take the one-year deal. BT views the move as the "first potential domino to a horrendous offseason," arguing the allure of a compensatory pick blindsided them. Sal, however, believes Grisham is still a valuable commodity who can be used as a high-end fourth outfielder or trade bait (after the June 15 deadline), and that the $22 million shouldn't stop the Yankees from landing Cody Bellinger or trading for Steven Kwan.
The hosts debate the impact on the roster, specifically how Grisham's presence complicates the paths for young prospects Jason Dominguez and Spencer Jones and exacerbates the Yankees' already dangerous left-handed hitting compromise. BT's main fear remains that this move encourages the Yankees to "run it back" with a team that failed to win, banking too heavily on a different outcome.
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| 0:40.8 | You were mad that they even offered him to begin with. |
| 0:43.3 | And that's where I'm going. |
| 0:44.2 | So put Grisham the player aside. |
| 0:46.7 | I'm thinking about the Yankees right now. |
| 0:49.0 | So the report from Haman was that the Yankees did not think that he would accept the qualifying offer. |
| 0:54.8 | Okay. |
| 0:55.2 | And he didn't say absolutely. |
| 0:57.4 | He said basically. the report from Haman was that the Yankees did not think that he would accept the qualifying offer. |
| 0:54.6 | Okay. |
| 0:54.9 | And he didn't say absolutely. |
| 0:55.8 | He said basically that's what I anticipate and that's what the Yankees anticipate. |
| 0:57.7 | Well, the Yankees were wrong. |
| 1:01.8 | So the Yankees made a colossal mistake because, see, the two things in play here, Sal, |
| 1:03.2 | they either, well, they clearly misread his willingness to take that. |
| 1:09.6 | That's mistake number one. |
| 1:13.7 | And mistake number two would be dangling that with the possibility of him taking it to have him back on the team in 26, something I want no part of. |
| 1:15.6 | I think, now there's still a long way to go, obviously. I think that this |
| 1:24.8 | could be the first potential domino to a horrendous offseason by the Yankees. Horrendous. |
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