{"id":114800,"date":"2026-02-26T20:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=114800"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:14:06","slug":"yankees-sign-journeyman-outfielder-randal-grichuk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/02\/26\/yankees-sign-journeyman-outfielder-randal-grichuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Yankees Sign Journeyman OF Grichuk to Minor League Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New York Yankees have added another veteran outfielder to their roster, signing 34-year-old <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grichra01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randal Grichuk<\/a> to a minor league contract. The deal, which includes an invitation to Spring Training, was first reported last night by the YES Network\u2019s Jack Curry. Grichuk, who split time last season between the Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks, is coming off arguably the worst year of his 12-year career. In 113 games, he slashed .228\/.273\/.401 with 9 home runs and 27 RBI, while putting up average numbers in the field.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93920\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24105163_168403884_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" class=\" wp-image-93920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24105163_168403884_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24105163_168403884_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24105163_168403884_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24105163_168403884_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24105163_168403884_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24105163_168403884_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/USATSI_24105163_168403884_lowres.jpg 1723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aug 29, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Randal Grichuk (15) celebrates with third base coach Tony Perezchica (21) after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning against the New York Mets at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Report: Yankees Sign Randal Grichuk to Minor League Deal<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yankees appear to be building up their bench and outfield depth, and have been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/02\/15\/yankees-face-roster-crunch-whats-next-for-jasson-dominguez\/\" target=\"_self\">actively searching for another right-handed bat<\/a>. With a career .819 OPS and .500 SLG% against left-handed pitching and an ability to play anywhere in the outfield, Grichuk is a perfect fit. However, veterans like <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dejonpa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul DeJong<\/a> and <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=brownse01,brown-004set,brown-005set&amp;search=Seth+Brown&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Brown<\/a> are already <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/02\/21\/three-non-roster-invitees-to-make-yankees-roster\/\" target=\"_self\">competing for spots on New York\u2019s bench<\/a>, so Grichuk will have to put on a good showing this spring if he wants to have a spot on the big league roster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Randal Grichuk will be joining the Yankees as a non-roster invite on a minor league deal. Grichuk is a RHH outfielder and the Yanks have been looking for more right-handed hitters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JackCurryYES (@JackCurryYES) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackCurryYES\/status\/2026871436942434795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Crowded House<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His arrival also spells bad news for some of New York\u2019s young outfielders, particularly <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=doming002jas&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jasson Dom\u00ednguez<\/a>, who now faces the prospect of having virtually zero playing time next season. With <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/judgeaa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Judge<\/a>, <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bellico01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cody Bellinger<\/a>, <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grishtr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trent Grisham<\/a>, and potentially Grichuk ahead of Dom\u00ednguez on the depth chart, it looks like \u201cthe Martian\u201d will not get the chance to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/02\/15\/yankees-face-roster-crunch-whats-next-for-jasson-dominguez\/\" target=\"_self\">build upon his rookie campaign<\/a>; it was a solid one that saw him slash .257\/.331\/.388 with 10 homers and 23 stolen bases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yankees have two options for Dom\u00ednguez, who just turned 23 years old this month, in terms of how he can spend the season: they can keep him on the major league roster, giving him occasional starts with most of his time spent on the bench, or they can send him back down to Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre in order to fine-tune his skills before he is truly ready to be a major league starter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Stunting Growth<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latter option may initially sound counterproductive, especially considering that Dom\u00ednguez did not look at all out of place in the big leagues as a 22-year-old. But, with virtually zero room for any more outfielders on their roster, the Yankees might be better off letting their former number-one prospect get everyday playing time, even if it is in the minors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Grichuk presumably joining the Yankees\u2019 bench as the fourth outfielder, New York should once again have one of the best outfields, at least offensively, in the entire league. Still, it might come at the cost of neglecting the development of arguably their most highly-touted prospect in years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Yankees have added another veteran outfielder to their roster, signing 34-year-old Randal Grichuk to a minor league contract. The deal, which includes an invitation to Spring Training, was first reported last night by the YES Network\u2019s Jack Curry. Grichuk, who split time last season between the Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5148,"featured_media":104834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1071,35],"tags":[501,899,2970,2600,1089,3081,3226],"class_list":["post-114800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yankees","category-mlb","category-news","tag-aaron-judge","tag-cody-bellinger","tag-jasson-dominguez","tag-paul-dejong","tag-randal-grichuk","tag-seth-brown","tag-trent-grisham"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5148"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114800"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114809,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114800\/revisions\/114809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}