About this episode

The episode discusses the Yankees' stagnant offseason and the challenges they face heading into 2026.

The offseason officially rolls on for the Chase for 28 crew, but optimism is in short supply. In Episode 117, Chris, the Podcast Padre, and the Podcast Paisan return to break down a Yankees winter that feels frozen in time. From the shocking qualifying offer acceptance by Trent Grisham to the continued reliance on analytics over fundamentals, the guys question whether Brian Cashman and the front office truly understand what this team needs to win in October. The conversation spans roster construction, positional logjams, and the growing frustration of running back essentially the same team. They debate Volpe’s future, Ben Rice’s role, the impossibility of moving Giancarlo Stanton’s contract, and whether the Yankees are leaning too heavily on pitching to mask offensive flaws. Add in lockout speculation, ownership spending concerns, Asian market rumors, and a lively trivia debate, and this episode captures exactly how uneasy Yankees fans feel heading into 2026. Key Topics Discussed Why the Yankees made (and lost) the Trent Grisham qualifying offer gamble How MLB qualifying offers work—and why this one backfired Has baseball passed Brian Cashman by? Analytics vs. “using your eyes”…

People in this episode

Host: Christopher J. Nesi

Topics covered

• Yankees offseason
• roster construction
• analytics vs fundamentals
• Trent Grisham qualifying offer
• Yankees youth movement
• Giancarlo Stanton contract
• pitching and offensive flaws

Keywords

• Yankees
• Trent Grisham
• Brian Cashman
• analytics
• roster decisions
• Giancarlo Stanton
• Volpe
• Ben Rice
• lockout speculation

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Organizations: Yankees

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