US EditionGrisham Returning to Yankees After Accepting Qualifying Offer
Four players accepted qualifying offers guaranteeing $22.025 million in 2026, setting a new record for acceptances before the deadline, MLB announced.
- A record four players—Trent Grisham, Shota Imanaga, Gleyber Torres, and Brandon Woodruff—accepted qualifying offers before Tuesday's 1 p.m. PT deadline, securing $22,025,000 in 2026.
- After the system began in 2012, QOs have been rarely accepted, with only 18 of 157 offers accepted and a previous high of three in 2015 at $15.8 million.
- Grisham's career-best 34 homers, 74 RBI and.811 OPS helped justify accepting the Yankees' qualifying offer, which raised his salary by $17.05 million from last year's $5 million.
- These acceptances immediately remove the players from the free-agent market, and teams signing them must forfeit at least one draft pick, with Padres as CBT payor receiving picks after the fourth round.
- In the longer view, these one-year guarantees can serve as a bridge to larger contracts, as some players opted for a $22.025 million payday to avoid draft-pick compensation; only 18 of 157 QO history acceptances and the previous high was three in 2015.
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