Ladies and gentlemen, meet your 2026 New York Yankees center fielder, Trent Grisham. By virtue of accepting the qualifying offer, it's now a foregone conclusion that Grisham will once again be the man roaming the middle of the Yankees outfield.
While the door isn't technically shut on a Cody Bellinger reunion, the fierce competition the Yankees would face to reunite with the popular outfielder makes a re-signing extremely unlikely, with another expensive center field solution already in the fold.
We can debate the merits of the gamble the Yankees took, but ultimately, what's done is done.