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• Trent CLASS="highlight"> put CLASS="highlight"> together CLASS="highlight"> one CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> most CLASS="highlight"> impressive CLASS="highlight"> performances CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> history CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> Team CLASS="highlight"> USA CLASS="highlight"> Baseball. CLASS="highlight"> Over CLASS="highlight"> 12 CLASS="highlight"> games CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> 18U CLASS="highlight"> team, CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> showed CLASS="highlight"> off CLASS="highlight"> all CLASS="highlight"> five CLASS="highlight"> tools, CLASS="highlight"> hitting CLASS="highlight"> .538/.655/.923 CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> four CLASS="highlight"> doubles, CLASS="highlight"> three CLASS="highlight"> home CLASS="highlight"> runs, CLASS="highlight"> 24 CLASS="highlight"> RBI CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> perfect CLASS="highlight"> 10-for-10 CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> stolen CLASS="highlight"> bases.

  He CLASS="highlight"> played CLASS="highlight"> stellar CLASS="highlight"> defense CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> center CLASS="highlight"> field CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> drew CLASS="highlight"> 13 CLASS="highlight"> walks CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> just CLASS="highlight"> 3 CLASS="highlight"> strikeouts, CLASS="highlight"> showing CLASS="highlight"> an CLASS="highlight"> advanced CLASS="highlight"> feel CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> strike CLASS="highlight"> zone CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> patient CLASS="highlight"> approach.

• In CLASS="highlight"> 2015, CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers CLASS="highlight"> first CLASS="highlight"> round CLASS="highlight"> pick, CLASS="highlight"> out CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> high CLASS="highlight"> school. CLASS="highlight"> He CLASS="highlight"> received CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> $2.7 CLASS="highlight"> million CLASS="highlight"> bonus. CLASS="highlight"> He CLASS="highlight"> signed CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> scout CLASS="highlight"> K.J. CLASS="highlight"> Hendricks.

  "He CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight"> class="InfoComponentTextPara">is CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> five-tool CLASS="highlight"> player, CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> we CLASS="highlight"> are CLASS="highlight"> excited CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> get CLASS="highlight"> that CLASS="highlight"> kind CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> player,” CLASS="highlight"> said CLASS="highlight"> scouting CLASS="highlight"> director CLASS="highlight"> Ray CLASS="highlight"> Montgomery, CLASS="highlight"> who CLASS="highlight"> is CLASS="highlight"> running CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> first CLASS="highlight"> draft CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers CLASS="highlight"> after CLASS="highlight"> replacing CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> late CLASS="highlight"> Bruce CLASS="highlight"> Seid. CLASS="highlight"> “He CLASS="highlight"> has CLASS="highlight"> proven CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> be CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> team CLASS="highlight"> leader CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> one CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> better CLASS="highlight"> bats CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> draft.” CLASS="highlight"> class="InfoComponentTextLineBreak"> CLASS="highlight"> class="InfoComponentTextPara">Trent CLASS="highlight"> said CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> had CLASS="highlight"> no CLASS="highlight"> idea CLASS="highlight"> Milwaukee CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> that CLASS="highlight"> interested CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> him CLASS="highlight"> until CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> couple CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> minutes CLASS="highlight"> before CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> selection. CLASS="highlight"> class="InfoComponentTextLineBreak"> CLASS="highlight"> class="InfoComponentTextPara">As CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> senior CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> Richland CLASS="highlight"> High, CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> 18-year-old CLASS="highlight"> lefthanded CLASS="highlight"> batter CLASS="highlight"> hit CLASS="highlight"> .552 CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> three CLASS="highlight"> homers, CLASS="highlight"> 24 CLASS="highlight"> RBIs CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> 11 CLASS="highlight"> stolen CLASS="highlight"> bases.

• CLASS="highlight"> class="InfoComponentTextPara">In CLASS="highlight"> 2016, CLASS="highlight"> Baseball CLASS="highlight"> America CLASS="highlight"> rated CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> as CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> third-best CLASS="highlight"> prospect CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers CLASS="highlight"> organization. CLASS="highlight"> He CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> #6 CLASS="highlight"> before CLASS="highlight"> 2017 CLASS="highlight"> spring CLASS="highlight"> training. CLASS="highlight"> Then, CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> #15 CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> spring CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> 2018 CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> fell CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> #27 CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> spring CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> 2019.

• August CLASS="highlight"> 1, CLASS="highlight"> 2019:  CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> golfing CLASS="highlight"> when CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> got CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> news. CLASS="highlight"> He CLASS="highlight"> had CLASS="highlight"> grinded CLASS="highlight"> through CLASS="highlight"> several CLASS="highlight"> disappointing CLASS="highlight"> seasons CLASS="highlight"> before CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> swing CLASS="highlight"> change CLASS="highlight"> produced CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> breakout CLASS="highlight"> year.  CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> shocked CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> learn CLASS="highlight"> that CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> being CLASS="highlight"> called CLASS="highlight"> up CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Major CLASS="highlight"> Leagues.  CLASS="highlight"> He CLASS="highlight"> immediately CLASS="highlight"> contacted CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> mother, CLASS="highlight"> Michelle CLASS="highlight"> Grisham.

  “She CLASS="highlight"> started CLASS="highlight"> screaming,” CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> said, CLASS="highlight"> only CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> few CLASS="highlight"> minutes CLASS="highlight"> after CLASS="highlight"> arriving CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Oakland CLASS="highlight"> Coliseum CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> seeing CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> name CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> starting CLASS="highlight"> lineup CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers’ CLASS="highlight"> series CLASS="highlight"> finale CLASS="highlight"> against CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> A’s, CLASS="highlight"> which CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> club CLASS="highlight"> lost, CLASS="highlight"> 5-3. CLASS="highlight"> “Then CLASS="highlight"> we CLASS="highlight"> started CLASS="highlight"> looking CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> flights CLASS="highlight"> right CLASS="highlight"> away.”

  Mom CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> stands CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> her CLASS="highlight"> son’s CLASS="highlight"> unexpected CLASS="highlight"> Major CLASS="highlight"> League CLASS="highlight"> debut, CLASS="highlight"> which CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> prompted CLASS="highlight"> by CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> sensational CLASS="highlight"> showing CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> Double-A CLASS="highlight"> Biloxi CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> Triple-A CLASS="highlight"> San CLASS="highlight"> Antonio, CLASS="highlight"> capped CLASS="highlight"> by CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> career CLASS="highlight"> night CLASS="highlight"> July CLASS="highlight"> 30, CLASS="highlight"> 2019, CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> which CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> hit CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> cycle CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> two CLASS="highlight"> home CLASS="highlight"> runs.

  His CLASS="highlight"> OPS CLASS="highlight"> this CLASS="highlight"> season CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> two CLASS="highlight"> stops CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> 1.010 CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> 26 CLASS="highlight"> home CLASS="highlight"> runs CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> 54 CLASS="highlight"> extra-base CLASS="highlight"> hits. CLASS="highlight"> The CLASS="highlight"> year CLASS="highlight"> before CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> Biloxi, CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> had CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> .693 CLASS="highlight"> OPS CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> seven CLASS="highlight"> home CLASS="highlight"> runs CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> 19 CLASS="highlight"> extra-base CLASS="highlight"> hits CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> about CLASS="highlight"> 10 CLASS="highlight"> percent CLASS="highlight"> fewer CLASS="highlight"> at-bats. CLASS="highlight"> His CLASS="highlight"> surge CLASS="highlight"> pushed CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> back CLASS="highlight"> up CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> sixth CLASS="highlight"> on CLASS="highlight"> MLB CLASS="highlight"> Pipeline’s CLASS="highlight"> list CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> Milwaukee’s CLASS="highlight"> top CLASS="highlight"> prospects.

  The CLASS="highlight"> change? CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> work CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> concert CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers’ CLASS="highlight"> player CLASS="highlight"> development CLASS="highlight"> staff, CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> group CLASS="highlight"> that CLASS="highlight"> among CLASS="highlight"> others, CLASS="highlight"> included CLASS="highlight"> hitting CLASS="highlight"> coordinator CLASS="highlight"> Kenny CLASS="highlight"> Graham CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> three CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> Milwaukee’s CLASS="highlight"> Minor CLASS="highlight"> League CLASS="highlight"> hitting CLASS="highlight"> coaches—Al CLASS="highlight"> LeBoeuf, CLASS="highlight"> Danny CLASS="highlight"> Santin CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> Dave CLASS="highlight"> Joppie—to CLASS="highlight"> change CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> point CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> contact. CLASS="highlight"> Blessed CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> keen CLASS="highlight"> batting CLASS="highlight"> eye, CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> had CLASS="highlight"> long CLASS="highlight"> watched CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> baseball CLASS="highlight"> get CLASS="highlight"> as CLASS="highlight"> close CLASS="highlight"> as CLASS="highlight"> possible CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> plate CLASS="highlight"> before CLASS="highlight"> beginning CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> swing. CLASS="highlight"> Now, CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> making CLASS="highlight"> contact CLASS="highlight"> more CLASS="highlight"> out CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> front CLASS="highlight"> . CLASS="highlight"> . CLASS="highlight"> . CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> doing CLASS="highlight"> damage.

  “With CLASS="highlight"> that, CLASS="highlight"> I CLASS="highlight"> started CLASS="highlight"> playing CLASS="highlight"> better CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> better CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> I CLASS="highlight"> just CLASS="highlight"> got CLASS="highlight"> more CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> more CLASS="highlight"> confidence,” CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> said. CLASS="highlight"> “And CLASS="highlight"> now CLASS="highlight"> that’s CLASS="highlight"> really CLASS="highlight"> what CLASS="highlight"> I’m CLASS="highlight"> relying CLASS="highlight"> on—confidence CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> myself CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> just CLASS="highlight"> going CLASS="highlight"> out CLASS="highlight"> there CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> playing.”  

  Grisham CLASS="highlight"> hadn’t CLASS="highlight"> had CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> chance CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> let CLASS="highlight"> it CLASS="highlight"> sink CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> yet. CLASS="highlight"> He CLASS="highlight"> did CLASS="highlight"> not CLASS="highlight"> arrive CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> ballpark CLASS="highlight"> until CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> little CLASS="highlight"> more CLASS="highlight"> than CLASS="highlight"> two CLASS="highlight"> hours CLASS="highlight"> before CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> first CLASS="highlight"> pitch CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> scrambled CLASS="highlight"> through CLASS="highlight"> all CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> first-day CLASS="highlight"> duties CLASS="highlight"> before CLASS="highlight"> starting CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> center CLASS="highlight"> field CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers. CLASS="highlight"> With CLASS="highlight"> no CLASS="highlight"> batting CLASS="highlight"> practice CLASS="highlight"> before CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> day CLASS="highlight"> game, CLASS="highlight"> Grisham’s CLASS="highlight"> first CLASS="highlight"> swing CLASS="highlight"> on CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> Major CLASS="highlight"> League CLASS="highlight"> field CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> top CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> second CLASS="highlight"> inning, CLASS="highlight"> when CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> lifted CLASS="highlight"> an CLASS="highlight"> 0-2 CLASS="highlight"> pitch CLASS="highlight"> from CLASS="highlight"> A’s CLASS="highlight"> starter CLASS="highlight"> Homer CLASS="highlight"> Bailey CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> flyout CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> center CLASS="highlight"> field. CLASS="highlight"> Two CLASS="highlight"> innings CLASS="highlight"> later, CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> hit CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> sacrifice CLASS="highlight"> fly CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> give CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> 2-1 CLASS="highlight"> lead. CLASS="highlight"> He CLASS="highlight"> finished CLASS="highlight"> 0-for-3 CLASS="highlight"> but CLASS="highlight"> collected CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> first CLASS="highlight"> big CLASS="highlight"> league CLASS="highlight"> RBI.

  “Day CLASS="highlight"> 1 CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> big CLASS="highlight"> leagues, CLASS="highlight"> you’ve CLASS="highlight"> just CLASS="highlight"> got CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> get CLASS="highlight"> through CLASS="highlight"> it,” CLASS="highlight"> Brewers CLASS="highlight"> manager CLASS="highlight"> Craig CLASS="highlight"> Counsell CLASS="highlight"> said.

  Grisham’s CLASS="highlight"> family CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> there CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> go CLASS="highlight"> through CLASS="highlight"> it CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> him. CLASS="highlight"> His CLASS="highlight"> mother, CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> brother, CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> nephew CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> Grisham's CLASS="highlight"> fiancée, CLASS="highlight"> Megan, CLASS="highlight"> were CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> stands. CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight"> (McCalvy CLASS="highlight"> - CLASS="highlight"> mlb.com)

• 2019 CLASS="highlight"> season: CLASS="highlight"> In CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> make-or-break CLASS="highlight"> year, CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> put CLASS="highlight"> it CLASS="highlight"> all CLASS="highlight"> together CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> true CLASS="highlight"> break-out CLASS="highlight"> season. CLASS="highlight"> Major CLASS="highlight"> adjustments CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> Grisham’s CLASS="highlight"> swing CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> contact CLASS="highlight"> point CLASS="highlight"> enabled CLASS="highlight"> him CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> break CLASS="highlight"> out CLASS="highlight"> offensively, CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> 22-year-old CLASS="highlight"> produced CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> .300/.407/.603 CLASS="highlight"> line CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> 26 CLASS="highlight"> homers CLASS="highlight"> (54 CLASS="highlight"> XBH) CLASS="highlight"> between CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Double-A CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> Triple-A CLASS="highlight"> levels CLASS="highlight"> en CLASS="highlight"> route CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> big CLASS="highlight"> league CLASS="highlight"> debut CLASS="highlight"> on CLASS="highlight"> Aug. CLASS="highlight"> 1. CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight">

•  Oct CLASS="highlight"> 1, CLASS="highlight"> 2019: CLASS="highlight"> Minutes CLASS="highlight"> after CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> eighth-inning CLASS="highlight"> error CLASS="highlight"> punctuated CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> rally CLASS="highlight"> that CLASS="highlight"> allowed CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> NL CLASS="highlight"> Wild CLASS="highlight"> Card CLASS="highlight"> game CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> slip CLASS="highlight"> away CLASS="highlight"> from CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers, CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> sat CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> what CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> suddenly CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> busiest CLASS="highlight"> corner CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> Milwaukee’s CLASS="highlight"> clubhouse CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> Nationals CLASS="highlight"> Park. CLASS="highlight"> The CLASS="highlight"> rookie CLASS="highlight"> outfielder CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> flanked CLASS="highlight"> by CLASS="highlight"> teammates CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> team CLASS="highlight"> employees, CLASS="highlight"> who CLASS="highlight"> streamed CLASS="highlight"> over CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> waves CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> two CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> three, CLASS="highlight"> offering CLASS="highlight"> support CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> several CLASS="highlight"> forms.

  The CLASS="highlight"> hugs, CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> pats CLASS="highlight"> on CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> back, CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> words CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> encouragement, CLASS="highlight"> they CLASS="highlight"> were CLASS="highlight"> all CLASS="highlight"> delivered CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> hushed CLASS="highlight"> tones. CLASS="highlight"> But CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> message CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> consistent, CLASS="highlight"> both CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> what CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> manager CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> relaying CLASS="highlight"> publicly CLASS="highlight"> just CLASS="highlight"> down CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> hall.

  “Trent CLASS="highlight"> is CLASS="highlight"> why CLASS="highlight"> we’re CLASS="highlight"> here,” CLASS="highlight"> Craig CLASS="highlight"> Counsell CLASS="highlight"> said, CLASS="highlight"> after CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers' CLASS="highlight"> season CLASS="highlight"> ended CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> heartbreaking CLASS="highlight"> 4-3 CLASS="highlight"> loss CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Nationals. CLASS="highlight"> “Trent CLASS="highlight"> got CLASS="highlight"> us CLASS="highlight"> here; CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> big CLASS="highlight"> part CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> getting CLASS="highlight"> us CLASS="highlight"> here.”

  That CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> ended CLASS="highlight"> up CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> center CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> why CLASS="highlight"> Milwaukee CLASS="highlight"> is CLASS="highlight"> going CLASS="highlight"> home, CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> said, CLASS="highlight"> “is CLASS="highlight"> going CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> sting CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> long CLASS="highlight"> time.”

  Grisham CLASS="highlight"> charged CLASS="highlight"> Juan CLASS="highlight"> Soto’s CLASS="highlight"> bases-loaded CLASS="highlight"> single CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> intentions CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> cut CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> tying CLASS="highlight"> run CLASS="highlight"> down CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> home. CLASS="highlight"> By CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> time CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> ball CLASS="highlight"> skipped CLASS="highlight"> by CLASS="highlight"> him, CLASS="highlight"> that CLASS="highlight"> run CLASS="highlight"> had CLASS="highlight"> scored, CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> go-ahead CLASS="highlight"> run CLASS="highlight"> behind CLASS="highlight"> it. CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight"> 

  “It’s CLASS="highlight"> going CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> sting,” CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> said. CLASS="highlight"> “It CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> essentially CLASS="highlight"> gifting CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Nationals CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> Division CLASS="highlight"> Series. CLASS="highlight"> It’s CLASS="highlight"> going CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> hurt, CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> I CLASS="highlight"> expect CLASS="highlight"> it CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> hurt CLASS="highlight"> when CLASS="highlight"> I CLASS="highlight"> debrief CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> go CLASS="highlight"> into CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> offseason.” CLASS="highlight"> (J CLASS="highlight"> Trezza CLASS="highlight"> - CLASS="highlight"> MLB. CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight">com CLASS="highlight"> - CLASS="highlight"> Oct CLASS="highlight"> 2, CLASS="highlight"> 2019) CLASS="highlight"> (Editor's CLASS="highlight"> note: CLASS="highlight"> One CLASS="highlight"> month CLASS="highlight"> later, CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Brewers CLASS="highlight"> traded CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Padres. CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight">)

• 2020 CLASS="highlight"> Season: CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> played CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> all CLASS="highlight"> but CLASS="highlight"> one CLASS="highlight"> game CLASS="highlight"> this CLASS="highlight"> season, CLASS="highlight"> finishing CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> 54 CLASS="highlight"> hits, CLASS="highlight"> 26 CLASS="highlight"> RBIs, CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> 10 CLASS="highlight"> home CLASS="highlight"> runs. CLASS="highlight"> He CLASS="highlight"> also CLASS="highlight"> slashed CLASS="highlight"> .251/.352/.456 CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> an CLASS="highlight"> OPS CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> .808 CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> stole CLASS="highlight"> 10 CLASS="highlight"> bases. CLASS="highlight"> In CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> first CLASS="highlight"> year CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Padres, CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> also CLASS="highlight"> won CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> first CLASS="highlight"> Gold CLASS="highlight"> Glove.

• 2021 CLASS="highlight"> Season: CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> ended CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> season CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> 2.1 CLASS="highlight"> fWAR, CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> 103 CLASS="highlight"> wRC+, CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> go CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> .327 CLASS="highlight"> OBP CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> .413 CLASS="highlight"> SLG. 

  A CLASS="highlight"> 10/10 CLASS="highlight"> finish CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> short CLASS="highlight"> 2020 CLASS="highlight"> season CLASS="highlight"> generated CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> lot CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> buzz CLASS="highlight"> around CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> during CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> 2021 CLASS="highlight"> draft CLASS="highlight"> season. CLASS="highlight"> In CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> age-24 CLASS="highlight"> season, CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> first CLASS="highlight"> chance CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> seeing CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> full CLASS="highlight"> season’s CLASS="highlight"> worth CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> production CLASS="highlight"> on CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> young CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> surging CLASS="highlight"> offense, CLASS="highlight"> many CLASS="highlight"> had CLASS="highlight"> high CLASS="highlight"> hopes CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> power/speed CLASS="highlight"> combo.

  Unfortunately, CLASS="highlight"> they CLASS="highlight"> never CLASS="highlight"> quite CLASS="highlight"> materialized. CLASS="highlight"> His CLASS="highlight"> power CLASS="highlight"> dropped. CLASS="highlight"> Despite CLASS="highlight"> logging CLASS="highlight"> over CLASS="highlight"> twice CLASS="highlight"> as CLASS="highlight"> many CLASS="highlight"> plate CLASS="highlight"> appearances CLASS="highlight"> as CLASS="highlight"> 2020, CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> home CLASS="highlight"> run CLASS="highlight"> total CLASS="highlight"> only CLASS="highlight"> reached CLASS="highlight"> 15. CLASS="highlight"> Similarly, CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> stolen CLASS="highlight"> base CLASS="highlight"> count CLASS="highlight"> rose CLASS="highlight"> only CLASS="highlight"> slightly CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> 13, CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> those CLASS="highlight"> drafting CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> 20/20 CLASS="highlight"> potential CLASS="highlight"> were CLASS="highlight"> disappointed. CLASS="highlight"> His CLASS="highlight"> final CLASS="highlight"> run/RBI CLASS="highlight"> total CLASS="highlight"> didn’t CLASS="highlight"> impress, CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> slash CLASS="highlight"> line CLASS="highlight"> dropped CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> all CLASS="highlight"> categories.

  However, CLASS="highlight"> it’s CLASS="highlight"> important CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> remember CLASS="highlight"> that CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> is CLASS="highlight"> young. CLASS="highlight"> He CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> able CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> slightly CLASS="highlight"> chip CLASS="highlight"> away CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> strikeout CLASS="highlight"> rate, CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> full CLASS="highlight"> season CLASS="highlight"> now CLASS="highlight"> under CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> belt, CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> could CLASS="highlight"> be CLASS="highlight"> primed CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> improve CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> several CLASS="highlight"> categories, CLASS="highlight"> particularly CLASS="highlight"> since CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Padres CLASS="highlight"> lineup CLASS="highlight"> should CLASS="highlight"> continue CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> thrive. CLASS="highlight"> I CLASS="highlight"> think CLASS="highlight"> replicating CLASS="highlight"> his CLASS="highlight"> 15/10 CLASS="highlight"> production CLASS="highlight"> is CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> pretty CLASS="highlight"> safe CLASS="highlight"> bet, CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> potential CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> more CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> 20/15 CLASS="highlight"> finish—even CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> lukewarm CLASS="highlight"> batting CLASS="highlight"> average, CLASS="highlight"> that’s CLASS="highlight"> not CLASS="highlight"> bad CLASS="highlight"> value CLASS="highlight"> for CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> mid-to-late-round CLASS="highlight"> outfielder.  CLASS="highlight"> (Dylan CLASS="highlight"> Burris CLASS="highlight"> - CLASS="highlight"> Feb. CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight"> 17, CLASS="highlight"> 2022)

• April CLASS="highlight"> 21-24, CLASS="highlight"> 2025: CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> on CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> paternity CLASS="highlight"> list.

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• June CLASS="highlight"> 2015: CLASS="highlight"> The CLASS="highlight"> Brewers CLASS="highlight"> chose CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> first CLASS="highlight"> round, CLASS="highlight"> out CLASS="highlight"> of CLASS="highlight"> Richland CLASS="highlight"> High CLASS="highlight"> School CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> Richland CLASS="highlight"> Hills, CLASS="highlight"> TX.

• Nov. CLASS="highlight"> 27, CLASS="highlight"> 2019: CLASS="highlight"> The CLASS="highlight"> Brewers CLASS="highlight"> traded CLASS="highlight"> OF CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> RHP CLASS="highlight"> Zach CLASS="highlight"> Davies CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Padres; CLASS="highlight"> acquiring CLASS="highlight"> IF CLASS="highlight"> Luis CLASS="highlight"> Urias, CLASS="highlight"> lefthanded CLASS="highlight"> starter CLASS="highlight"> Eric CLASS="highlight"> Lauer, CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> player CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> be CLASS="highlight"> named CLASS="highlight"> later CLASS="highlight"> or CLASS="highlight"> cash. CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight">

• Jan CLASS="highlight"> 13, CLASS="highlight"> 2023: CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> avoided CLASS="highlight"> arbitration, CLASS="highlight"> agreeing CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> one-year CLASS="highlight"> deal CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Padres CLASS="highlight"> worth CLASS="highlight"> $3.1 CLASS="highlight"> million.

• Dec CLASS="highlight"> 6, CLASS="highlight"> 2023: CLASS="highlight"> Soto CLASS="highlight"> was CLASS="highlight"> dealt CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Yankees CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> seven-player CLASS="highlight"> deal.

  The CLASS="highlight"> Padres CLASS="highlight"> get: CLASS="highlight"> RHP CLASS="highlight"> Michael CLASS="highlight"> King, CLASS="highlight"> RHP CLASS="highlight"> Jhony CLASS="highlight"> Brito, CLASS="highlight"> C CLASS="highlight"> Kyle CLASS="highlight"> Higashioka, CLASS="highlight"> RHP CLASS="highlight"> Drew CLASS="highlight"> Thorpe CLASS="highlight"> (Yankees' CLASS="highlight"> No. CLASS="highlight"> 5 CLASS="highlight"> prospect), CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> RHP CLASS="highlight"> Randy CLASS="highlight"> Vásquez CLASS="highlight"> (Yankees' CLASS="highlight"> No. CLASS="highlight"> 13 CLASS="highlight"> prospect).

  The CLASS="highlight"> Yankees CLASS="highlight"> get: CLASS="highlight"> OF CLASS="highlight"> Juan CLASS="highlight"> Soto CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> OF CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> Grisham.

• Jan CLASS="highlight"> 11, CLASS="highlight"> 2024: CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> and CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Yankees CLASS="highlight"> avoided CLASS="highlight"> arbitration CLASS="highlight"> agreeing CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> one-year CLASS="highlight"> deal.

• Nov CLASS="highlight"> 22, CLASS="highlight"> 2024: CLASS="highlight"> New CLASS="highlight"> York CLASS="highlight"> agreed CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> terms CLASS="highlight"> on CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> new CLASS="highlight"> one-year CLASS="highlight"> contract CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> outfielder CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> Grisham. CLASS="highlight"> Grisham CLASS="highlight"> will CLASS="highlight"> earn CLASS="highlight"> $5 CLASS="highlight"> million CLASS="highlight"> with CLASS="highlight"> up CLASS="highlight"> to CLASS="highlight"> $250,000 CLASS="highlight"> in CLASS="highlight"> incentives. CLASS="highlight"> CLASS="highlight">

• Nov CLASS="highlight"> 18, CLASS="highlight"> 2025: CLASS="highlight"> Trent CLASS="highlight"> informed CLASS="highlight"> the CLASS="highlight"> Yankees CLASS="highlight"> he CLASS="highlight"> would CLASS="highlight"> accept CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> qualifying CLASS="highlight"> offer, CLASS="highlight"> a CLASS="highlight"> one-year CLASS="highlight"> contract CLASS="highlight"> valued CLASS="highlight"> at CLASS="highlight"> $22 CLASS="highlight"> million.

• Grisham is a sparkplug leadoff hitter with a good batting eye. And he has good lefthanded power (55) to his pull-side.

  The Padres had eyes on Grisham going back to 2019 spring training, when he was beginning to get comfortable with reverting back to his old swing.

  Grisham had rested his thumbs against the handle of the bat, like a golf grip, when Milwaukee drafted him 15th overall in 2015. He had been convinced to use a more traditional grip in pro ball but opted to try things his way after hitting .242 through his first four pro seasons.

  The old habit clicked.

  The 13 homers that Grisham hit in 63 games at Double-A Biloxi were a career high. He hit his way to Triple-A San Antonio and then to Milwaukee. All told, he hit .300/.407/.603 with 26 homers in 97 minor league games.

  "Grisham has earned the right to go compete for a Major League spot,” Padres GM A.J. Preller said before 2020 spring training. "He’s a good player. He’s competitive. He sees the baseball well and has added that power component. He can impact us in a lot of ways.” (Jeff Sanders - Baseball America - Feb. 2020)

• Trenton has feel for the barrel. He is willing to accept a base on balls. He strikes out a whole lot, but walks very frequently, displaying a solid understanding of the strike zone. It is true that he can be too patient at times.

  And in 2017 Grisham struggled to make contact, striking out on some nasty looking swings through some easy pitches to hit. He was constantly tinkering with his batting stance. He too often pulls off the ball. He was seeking a comfort zone—perhaps because he switched from a golf-style grip to a more conventional grip at the plate. But he brought back the golf grip in 2019.

  The turning point for Grisham came while playing for Biloxi back in 2018. A former minor league teammate, Jordan Yamamoto, pitching for the Marlins' Jacksonville affiliate, threw Grisham a fastball down the middle and he swung through it to strike out.

  Thoroughly frustrated, Grisham made the decision to return to the batting grip he used when drafted 15th overall in 2015 out of high school in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

  "It just made me so mad and fed up with what I was doing,” Grisham said.

  Grisham scrapped the conventional batting grip he had been convinced to use after turning pro and went back to the grip in which he rested his thumbs on the bat instead of wrapping them around the handle, similar to how one grips a golf club.

  When he returned to action in 2019, he was a different hitter.

  "I was done doing things the way everybody wanted me to,” said Grisham, a lefthanded hitter who also eschews batting gloves. "I just wanted to go back to what felt comfortable for me.”

  Returning to Biloxi, Grisham flashed power he hadn’t previously shown while continuing to display strong plate judgment. His incredible strike-zone knowledge resulted in 67 walks and 72 strikeouts.

  "Driving the ball has never been a problem for me,” Grisham said. "But I never really focused on hitting home runs. They just happen when you put a good swing on the ball.”

  Beyond returning to his unconventional grip, Grisham made another adjustment that helped his power blossom. He made a conscious effort to contact the ball farther in front of home plate, being more aggressive in pulling the ball when pitch location allowed it. (Tom Haudricourt - BA - Oct. 2019)

• Grisham has a quick, short, compact, direct bat path to the ball, lefthanded swing. He has a nice approach with an open stance with his hands at ear-hole level.

  Trenton's swing is not classic, nor is it nice-looking. That is because of an unorthodox golf-style batting grip in which he positions his thumbs along the bat, but it’s short and direct, and he shows a feel for barreling the ball. His short lefthanded swing produces consistent hard contact. He keeps his bat in the zone a long time and should develop average power with more experience. 

• July 31, 2019: Grisham hit home runs in his first two at-bats followed by a single, a double and a triple to hit for San Antonio’s first cycle in eight years.

• Sept 9, 2019: Grisham matched a Brewers' franchise rookie record with a career-high five hits and fell a homer shy of the cycle.

• 2019 Season: An adjustment to Grisham's point of contact allowed him to breakout in earnest in 2019. He erupted to produce a .300/.407/.603 line with 27 homers in 97 games between Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A San Antonio before making his big league debut on Aug. 1.

  The 23-year-old went on to play in 51 games for the Brewers over the final two-plus months of the regular season, finishing with a .738 OPS, 14 extra-base hits and 24 runs scored.

• 2019 Season: An improved contact point fueled Grisham’s turnaround, as he went from a hitter who let the ball travel too deep in the zone and therefore struggled to turn on the ball, to one who consistently achieved an ideal, more out-in-front point of contact and hit for power from line to line.

  Using our Prospect Stats tool, we can see that Grisham’s batted-ball profile was markedly better in 2019. Specifically, after generating either a fly ball or line drive on 46.1 percent of his balls in play from 2015-18, the 23-year-old’s FB+LD rate jumped up to 56.5 percent in the upper Minors, and then held steady at 55.9 percent in his first taste of the big leagues.

  While Grisham’s success reinforces the notion that player development does not occur linearly, it also speaks to how a player, regardless of age, can be an adjustment away from putting it all together. (M Rosenbaum - MLB.com - Nov 30, 2019)

• 2024 Improvements: He is happy to be a member of the Bronx Bombers.

  “The way these guys treat players as an organization is second to none. I always heard about that around baseball,” Grisham said. "Being able to experience it for the first time, it has been really good. I like the group of guys we have here. It’s a great group. Of course, the history of the Yankees is special to anybody.”

  Last December, Grisham was part of the mega trade that sent outfielder Juan Soto from San Diego to New York for right-hander Michael King, catcher Kyle Higashioka and three Minor League pitchers.

  It’s a fresh start for Grisham. The past two seasons were miserable for him in the batter’s box, as he hit a combined .191 in 920 at-bats. One thing can be said about Grisham: He is honest when talking about his struggles with the bat.

  Grisham acknowledged that when he couldn't get hits, he sulked for long periods. It didn’t help that he heard a lot of noise from the coaching and analytical sides.

  But after the trade to the Big Apple, Grisham did some soul searching regarding his swing. He decided to be himself and go back to the swing that allowed him to make his Major League debut with the Brewers in 2019 as a 22-year-old.

  “I had to redefine what makes me Trent Grisham more than anything,” said Grisham, now 27. “I had to change my mindset, really. I’ve been down on myself the last two years when I struggled. … I just wasn’t in a great mindset. That’s what I really had to change going into this year – knowing what makes me and going from there.” (Bill Ladson - March 5, 2024)

• 2024 Season: Statistics: 76 games, 209 plate appearances, .190/.290/.385, 9 HR, 31 RBI, 91 wRC+, 10.5 BB%, 27.3 K%, 0 Defensive Runs Saved, 2 Outs Above Average, 0.5 fWAR

  2025 ZiPS DC projections: 40 games, 175 plate appearances, .212/.312/.401, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 104 wRC+, 11.6 BB%, 26.2 K%, 0.9 fWAR

  Grisham came over last offseason along with Soto from the Padres. He was never going to play a major role, barring injury, but given his resume as a stand-out defender with a competent bat, there was a good chance he could make an impact.

  In 2024, he ended up appearing in only 76 ballgames, amassing just over 200 plate appearances. He hit below the Mendoza line but was still a valuable presence out in center when he got the chance, and wasn’t a complete hole in the lineup, running into a fair share of homers in his part-time role. It’s not anything to write home about, but enough to have some play as a fourth outfielder.

  Outside of his brief experience as a Yankee, Grisham has actually shown himself to be a good all-around player. Between 2020 and ‘21, Grisham maintained a 110 wRC+ across 191 games, racking up 25 home runs and 4.9 fWAR in that stretch. It was a promising run for a player only entering his mid-20s, but to this point it stands as a high-water mark.

  Beyond this brief offensive peak, Grisham has also long been a top-notch defender out on the grass. He took home Gold Glove awards in 2020 and 2022 and has regularly ranked among the very best defenders in the game by Outs Above Average, ranking in the 90th percentile or better in each year from 2020-2023. This skill alone gives Grisham a fairly high floor as a player, as he can always have value has a premier glove in a vital position.

  As things stand, the Yankees will be running out an outfield of Jasson Domínguez, Cody Bellinger, and Aaron Judge from left to right. Hopefully, that will be a formidable group headlined by a couple of former MVP winners, but Grisham projects as the only other primary outfielder on the roster and fits well for the job at hand. If Giancarlo Stanton’s elbow issue bleeds into the regular season, that could open even more doors for Grisham, but that obviously remains to be seen. Regardless, the Yankees will take a plus defender with some pop as their backup option in the outfield.

   With the bat, the last three seasons have clearly not been as kind to Grisham (87 wRC+ combined), but there is reason to believe in an acceptable floor, if not a reasonable bounce-back. ZiPS sees the latter, projecting a solid 104 wRC+ in a limited role, which feels optimistic but not unreasonable. Either way, his solid power and very solid eye at the plate do a good job at buoying his offensive production. (Sam Chapman - Feb 17, 2025 - SBNation)

• 2025 Season (3.2 fWAR): Grisham put together a career year in his second season with the Yankees. He produced an .811 OPS over 143 games while setting career highs in home runs (34) and RBIs (74).

  Too bad Grisham went just 4-for-29 (.138) with 10 strikeouts at the plate in October. (John Sparaco - Oct. 12, 2025 - SI)

• Trent has nearly average arm strength (a 45), his throws are accurate, and he gets good carry on the ball.

  He has the tools to play all three outfield positions.

  But Grisham is excellent in center field. He has a feel for the position. He gets good jumps to go with his excellent speed.

• Trent continues to play all three outfield positions, with his average speed and below-average arm fitting best in left-field. (Spring 2019)

• Trent displays strong leadership skills on and off the field.

  "Some of the things you hear in the game when he’s in the outfield talking to other outfielders is unique for a young kid like that,” Omaha manager Darryl Kennedy said in 2015.

  GOLD GLOVER

• In 2020 with the Padres, Grisham won the NL Gold Glove as the league's top defender in center field. 

• In 2022 with the Padres, Grisham won the NL Gold Glove for center field.

  Grisham recorded 17 Outs Above Average in the regular season, which was tied with the D-backs’ Daulton Varsho for the MLB lead. It’s Grisham’s second career Gold Glove. 

• Trenton is a plus runner out of the box, currently a 60 with 70 possibly on the horizon. 

• Grisham makes things happen on the bases and steals bases with ease. He is an intelligent runner who gets a good jump on the bases.

• 2015: Trent battled blisters and ankle problems but still managed to impress as a high school senior.

   

• May 22-June 4, 2016: Trent was on the DL with a strained hamstring.

  July 2016: Trent spent much of the month on the DL with the hammy strain.

  "I injured my right hamstring in May and missed about a month," Grisham said. "About a week after returning, I hurt the left one. Even so, I would say being hurt didn't affect my development. If anything, it helped me. I was able to learn a lot about what is needed to take care of my body. You need to balance performance with trying to stay healthy while playing every single day."

• April 18-May 16, 2018: Grisham was on the DL.

• April 1-9, 2021: Trent was on the IL with left hammy strain.

• May 24-June 12, 2021: Trent was on the IL with left foot contusion.