The New York Yankees have made an intriguing lineup decision on Trent Grisham.
The Yankees extended a one-year, $22.025 million qualifying offer to Grisham this offseason, which he accepted. Grisham had a stellar season a year ago, but he’s been cold at the plate this season, and now the Yankees have made a decision on him.
Ahead of the Yankees’ series-opening game against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, New York dropped Grisham to ninth in the order. Grisham had been hitting lead-off in the past five games, but the team decided to drop him to ninth.
Yankees’ lineup on May 1 is as follows:
- P. Goldschmidt 1B
- B. Rice DH
- A. Judge RF
- C. Bellinger LF
- A. Rosario 3B
- J. Chisholm Jr. 2B
- J. Caballero SS
- A. Wells C
- T. Grisham CF
Grisham being dropped to ninth is interesting, as the outfielder has struggled at the plate, and Aaron Boone is switching up his order. Baltimore is expected to start Cade Povich, who is a left-hander, which could be a reason why Grisham is batting ninth.
Yet, when the Yankees have faced left-handers, Grisham has batted in the sixth spot, not ninth, which is a surprise.
Grisham is hitting .151 with 4 home runs and 16 RBIs this season with the Yankees. In his last 7 games, he’s hitting .120 with 1 home run and 2 RBIs, while striking out 6 times in 25 at-bats.
More to come.
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