Overview

• With a breakout season in hand, the projected MLB qualifying offer is about $22 million, setting up a key Yankees decision that could bring a draft pick if he declines and signs elsewhere.
• Grisham enters the weekend at 33 home runs with an .821 OPS and a 130 wRC+, all career highs, highlighted by a two-homer, six-run contribution in a 10–5 win on Sept. 17.
• Over his last 50 games he has 16 extra-base hits, all home runs, making him the first player since Mickey Mantle in 1958 to log 15-plus homers in a 50-game span without another extra-base hit.
• He signed a one-year, $5 million deal to avoid arbitration this season, and insiders such as Jon Heyman expect a significant raise on the open market.
• While his bat has moved him to the top of the lineup, publicly cited defensive metrics show slippage from his Gold Glove peak, a factor teams will weigh alongside a hamstring issue he managed this summer.