Overview
- Cody Bellinger is a free agent after opting out of a three-year, $80 million contract.
- Bleacher Report’s Tim Kelly predicts Bellinger will join the Mets on a five-year, $135 million deal.
- Other Bleacher Report projections have the Yankees signing Kyle Tucker for 10 years and $360 million, and Newsweek notes New York remains a listed suitor.
- A Yankees podcast contends the team could re-sign Bellinger and also add Tucker to cover expected lineup gaps, presenting opinion rather than confirmed plans.
- Heavy reports the Yankees are motivated to keep Bellinger, with many market estimates near $180 million for him, and there have been no signings announced.