The Yankees final payroll was $304 million.

They currently have an estimated $240 million committed to players in 2026, which leaves about $70 million to spend, assuming they end up with a similar payroll, which I think is a fair thing to speculate.

Yes.

I don't think we should add $200 million to the Yankee payroll as much as Yankee fans may

want that, as much as they may demand that. I don't think that's fair in this process to create

a super payroll that probably isn't going to happen. So we all did our work. We all did our research.

Would you like me to go first? Yeah, of course. Number one, they will make a qualifying offer to Trent Grisham. What does that mean? It means

Trent Grisham has an opportunity to return on a one-year, $20 million deal. If he accepts

that, okay, there'll be some alterations to my plan. If he doesn't accept that, fantastic.

The Yankees will acquire a draft pick that they can use to help

them in the future. Do you think he'll accept it? I think there's a chance because even though

he had a great ear, what's he getting on the market, especially being attached with a pick?

But he's also young. Not old. He's not young, but he's not old. Right. So, yeah, I think the Yankees, if they do that, they hamstring him. They do. And so I think it's possible. Trent says, you know what, I'm probably not going to have another great year, but I also know I eliminate the qualifying offer. Once it's offered to me, once I can't have it again, I'll go back, I'll have a big year. And the reason I don't think it's a big deal for me as the Yankees is I've made the decision that I'm moving on from Cody Bellinger and

Kyle. I can't have it again. I'll go back. I'll have a big year. And the reason I don't think it's a big deal for me as the Yankees is I've made the decision

that I'm moving on from Cody Bellinger and Kyle Tucker, which is probably the headline. Like, what? Yeah. I'm going to allocate my money elsewhere. And so I'm going to need a center fielder. I do want to bring in an outfielder

that's not going to cost me a lot of money

or a lot of years.

So if Trent Grisham accepts it,

okay, he'll be my center fielder,

Jason Dominguez. fielder that's not going to cost me a lot of money or a lot of years. So if Trent Grisham accepts

it, okay, he'll be my center fielder, Jason Dominguez, Spencer Jones, Aaron Judge, even Jose

Caballero off the bench, I'm good to go. If he doesn't accept it, I will replace him by signing

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