Overview
- Trent Grisham accepted a one-year, $22.025 million qualifying offer, pushing the Yankees’ projected 2026 CBT payroll to about $281 million, near the $284 million and $304 million tax thresholds.
- Brian Cashman confirmed discussions with agent Scott Boras about Cody Bellinger and Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai, and with Casey Close about Kyle Tucker, Paul Goldschmidt, Michael King and Kyle Schwarber.
- Cashman said he has not received a hard cap from Hal Steinbrenner and believes the club has the resources to add, though Steinbrenner has previously called $300 million payrolls unsustainable.
- With Friday’s non-tender deadline arriving, the Yankees can create some flexibility; Yahoo Sports noted potential non-tender candidates including Mark Leiter Jr., Ian Hamilton, Jake Cousins and Scott Effross.
- A one-year, $2.5 million agreement to re-sign left-hander Ryan Yarbrough was reported but had not been formally announced, and leaguewide a record four players accepted qualifying offers this week.