The Bronx Beat Podcast

SSTN Admin
Nov 3
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November 3, 2025

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Episode 463: Welcome to the Offseason

EJ and Scott reflect on the 2025 playoffs and then discuss Anthony Volpe and Carlos Rodon’s injuries and whether to give Trent Grisham a qualifying offer.

6 Comments

Alan B.

Nov 03

NO to Grisham.

At least make contact with Bichette and see if he's OK maybe not even finishing 2026 as the starting SS, and a five year contract. Something they never did with Corey Seager. If they don't sign Bichette, I'm good with signing a glove like Jorge Mateo (who can play CF too), or making Cabrera my primary SS.

Make a trade for a SP or rely on the internal options. Sign guys like Yarbrough or Nick Martinez. Or sign a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training to guys like Tristan McKenzie, Alec Manoah, or Walker Buehler.

Without a trade, or a solid free agent SP falls to them on a one year deal, my initial…

fuster

Nov 04

Replying to

the problem with your plans A & B is that it means that Dominguez is an everyday starter in the outfield

and, he simply may not be ready to play enough defense at the beginning of the season.

last seen, he still was not a finished product

despite possessing the sort of speed and strength that presage stardom.

and the Yankees understand Dominguez' potential. more than 400 PAs in 2025 evidences understanding..... and a 1-year deal with Grisham in unlikely to undo the understanding.

what it would serve to do is allow additional time for the development of Dominguez and Jones

I grasp the point of your concern that paying big money to Grisham is likely to lead to heavy…

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