New York Post | Joel Sherman ($): Sherman’s been breaking down all the major free agent decisions the Yankees will have to make this winter, and today the topic is centerfielder Trent Grisham. The mustachioed
man was one of baseball’s biggest surprises in 2025, with 34 home runs and a 3.2 fWAR. Despite that, there are concerns about a career year coming at age 28, and this will be the one big contract Trent will try and land in his career. His defense did take a major step back this year, so unless you can bank a couple more 30-bomb seasons, it may be time to shake his hand and wish him the best.
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: One way or another, we’re going to see a pretty different roster for Opening Day 2026 than we did for 2025. Both Tim Hill and longtime vet Jonathan Loáisiga have club options, with the former likely to be picked up and the latter declined. Five other relievers are very real nontender options, including Mark Leiter Jr., which will make the PSA Slack channel happy. Finally, the org’s MiLB pitcher of the year, Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, will almost certainly be added to the 40-man roster ahead of a likely MLB promotion some point next year.
FanGraphs | Meg Rowley: You all get a two for one with parts three and four of the annual contract crowdsourcing exercise at FanGraphs. This round features a couple ex-Yankees in Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar, re-united once again on the FA market, as well as some of the rumored targets like Bo Bichette and Pete Alonso (lol). Finally, Devin Williams will look for a big closer contract from somebody, despite his mediocre 2025 performance in the Bronx.
