Overview
- Jon Heyman reports the Yankees have made Bellinger their top priority and believe he is unlikely to sign with the Mets.
- YES Network’s Jack Curry said no team has met Scott Boras’ terms, with reporting placing Bellinger’s range near six years and $180 million as the market slows.
- New York has checked in on free agent Austin Hays as a lower-cost fallback, a move outlets say would likely mean a left-field platoon with Jasson Domínguez.
- MLB.com analysis cited by multiple outlets frames the Mets as a strong roster fit for Bellinger, keeping the crosstown rivalry in play even as the Yankees project confidence.
- A widely circulated $400 million figure reported by Barry M. Bloom was retracted, and former executive David Samson criticized Boras over the pricing narrative.