“Waste of money”; “What a joke” - Fans explode as Trent Grisham accepts Yankees' 1-year, $22M qualifying offer

Trent Grisham accepted a one-year, $22 million qualifying offer from the New York Yankees on Tuesday, sparking a wave of reactions from fans on social media.

Grisham recorded 34 home runs and an .811 OPS in 143 games last season. However, he was impacted by a hamstring injury he suffered in the middle of the season.

Fans shared their thoughts about Grisham re-signing. Many wondered how this could affect Cody Bellinger's free agency and the futures of top prospects Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Jones.

“What a joke,” an X user said. "I despise this regime. Spencer Jones is the future. He’s great and he’s ready. Why are the Yankees paying some scrub who had a lucky career year. He will be garbage this season. Mark my words."

Skye Luque

@LuqueMeatSauce

What a joke. UghhhhhI despise this regime. Spencer Jones is the future. He’s great and he’s ready. Why are the Yankees paying some scrub who had a lucky career year. He will be garbage this season. Mark my words.

“Terrible news. Really foolish move by Cashman,” another penned.

Rick Myles

@domedog311

Terrible news. Really foolish move by Cashman. Spends $22M on a CF who will likely revert back into the .190 hitter he was the 3 prior years. Now blocks Jones & Dominguez if he signs Bellinger. At best they just re-run the same team that wasn't good enough this year. Hal has put a hard cap on $300M payroll so this unexpected expenditure probably means no Japanese SP or no Bellinger.

“Waste of money,” one more added.

Matty Baseball ⚾️

@fastball099

Waste of money. Don’t think he can repeat last season at the plate.

“This is the iceberg hitting the Titanic level of bad,” another noted.

wheels

@wheelsmarinara

This is the iceberg hitting the titanic level of bad

Others were more positive about Grisham's return.

“I don't get why people are upset about this lol it's just one year, we have a high-end 4th OF who provides injury coverage too. This doesn't affect us getting Belli or Tucker,” one noted.

ani

@AniruddhC1108

I don't get why people are upset about this lol it's just one year, we have a high-end 4th OF who provides injury coverage too. This doesn't affect us getting Belli or Tucker

“2nd highest OPS for CF, 3.5 WAR. 22mil for 1 year? I'll take it. Idk why people are complaining,” another said.

Ggny

@GGNY_315

2nd highest OPS for CF, 3.5 WAR. 22mil for 1 year? I'll take it. Idk why people are complaining

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Brian Cashman on whether Trent Grisham will affect Yankees’ Cody Bellinger pursuit

Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham [Credit: Imagn]

Last week, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman noted that their pursuit of free agent Cody Bellinger won’t be affected regardless of Grisham’s decision.

“We’d be happy if (Grisham) accepted (the qualifying offer) and came back. If we get a call at some point that he accepts, our conversations with Scott Boras on Bellinger will continue, and we’ll see where that takes us.

“And if (Grisham) rejects, we’ll be talking to both Grisham and Bellinger regardless, and then we’ll continue keeping an eye on the guys we have from within.”

Apart from Grisham, pitcher Ryan Yarbrough agreed to a one-year deal worth $2.5 million to stay with the Yankees. With both back, the team’s expected payroll for the upcoming year is around $282.53M.

Cashman previously indicated that the Yankees' crossing their luxury tax payroll of $300M is not sustainable. Now, with a large amount of money tied up with Grisham and the team yet to lock in Bellinger, it is a tricky situation to navigate.