Opinion: If your $1 over, be $40M over, The Yankees need to be all in

Trent Grisham accepting the qualifying offer Tuesday sent Yankees Nation into an absolute tailspin.

The New York Post reported last week that Hal Steinbrenner would like to keep the Yankees payroll to below $300M for the 2026 season, a goal he has looked to achieve for years. According to Spotrac, the current Yankee payroll is at $284,238,333.

If the Yank…