The New York Yankees are moving swiftly to atone for the massive loss of Juan Soto and have signed free-agent starter Max Fried to an 8-year, $218 million deal, while also trading for shutdown closer Devin Williams from the Milwaukee Brewers.
According to recent reports, the Yankees likely aren’t done there as one analyst believes there is another big move coming down the pipeline.
ESPN’s Jesse Rogers said on “MLB Tonight” on Friday that “The Yankees are not done by a longshot. I do think (Cody) Bellinger is high on that list…we’ll see if that gets to the finish line.”
“The Yankees are not done by a longshot. I do think [Cody] Bellinger is high on that list… we’ll see if that gets to the finish line.”
– @JesseRogersESPN on #MLBTonight pic.twitter.com/akk6eCvbY6
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 13, 2024
The Chicago Cubs made a massive trade on Friday by landing star outfielder Kyle Tucker from the Houston Astros, which only lends more credibility to the rumors that have been swirling about Bellinger being on his way out.
Tucker’s presence as a left-handed power hitter makes Bellinger’s fit with the Cubs murky at best, and he’d be a logical fit as Soto’s replacement in New York.
Bellinger would presumably take over in center field for the Yanks and slide Aaron Judge back to right field, and given how loud these rumors are, the price for Bellinger in a trade might not be too expensive.
Bellinger just finished the first year of a 3-year, $80 million deal, so the Yankees could bring him in without any sort of massive long-term commitment.
He’s not a bad consolation prize for losing out on Soto, and even though there’s a lot of rumors floating around these days, we’ll see if the Yankees can get this one across the finish line.
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