There is really nothing else to say.
Rumors suggest Grisham will ditch the offer and head to free agency, in search of a three year deal. If so, the Yankees would have an extra $22 million in movie money, plus a 4th round draft pick.
The difference in alt-Yankee future lineups is staggering.
If he stays...
cf Grisham
rf Judge
1b Rice
2b Chisholm
dh Stanton
lf Dominguez/Jones/somebody?
3b McMahon/Cabrera
c Wells/Rice/somebody?
ss Cabalero/Volpe/somebody?
If he bolts...
2b Chisholm (or cf?)
rf Judge
lf Tucker/Bellinger?
dh Stanton
1b Rice (or c)
cf Jones/Dominguez/Somebody?
3b McMahon/Cabrera?
c Wells/Rice?
ss Cabalero/Volpe/a 2b/Somebody?
Until Grisham decides, there is no sense trying to ponder the Yankee paths to success in 2026. In three days, Brian Cashman will learn which alt-Yankiverse he'll inhabit.
Three days...
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In either case--or any other case, realistically--Judge will still not have a championship-level team around him. Maybe half a team, if that.
It really is criminal. Hoss is right.
This reminds me of that SNL sketch, many years ago, when Candace Bergen was playing Anne Boleyn and Phil Hartman was a noble assigned to tell her what her alternatives were regarding her execution.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/comments/1kbj084/anne_boleyn_a_jack_handey_penned_absurdist_gem/
Either way, it's not pretty, though of course Grisham is the "drawing and quartering" version.
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