When you've been at the helm of one organization for as long as New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has, you're bound to develop some tendencies. Some are good, but others have made fans want to pull their hair out.
So far, things are off to an inauspicious start with Cashman tagging Trent Grisham with the qualifying offer, making it seem as if the Juan Soto deal throw-in was a diamond in the rough that he was sure would blossom under the intense New York spotlight.
As free agency gets underway, the Yankees have a lot of needs to take care of, and the decisions that he makes will go a long way to determine the club's ceiling in 2026.