{"id":121634,"date":"2025-11-21T07:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=121634"},"modified":"2025-11-21T07:46:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:46:21","slug":"yankees-gm-sends-kyle-tucker-cody-bellinger-message-amid-mlb-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=121634","title":{"rendered":"PINSTRIPE POWER MOVE: Yankees GM reportedly sends a bold message to Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger amid MLB free agency, signaling a high-stakes push to lure elite talent to New York, shake up the roster, and redefine the team\u2019s championship ambitions in ways that could leave the league reeling..ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/OCnya_p5E1Q\/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&amp;rs=AOn4CLB9nG7ttrgteR4v9FA820QZIp2BQw\" alt=\"Kyle Tucker To Yankees, Cody Bellinger To Yankees | 5 New York Yankees Trades That Could Happen 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">After winning the 2024 AL pennant, the\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0got bounced in the AL Division Series by the\u00a0Toronto Blue Jays\u00a0in 2025. Now, they must retool over the coming months as they try to win the first championship since 2009.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The Yankees\u2019 first major offseason move was extending a qualifying offer to outfielder Trent Grisham,\u00a0who accepted it\u00a0on Tuesday, per\u00a0MLB\u00a0Network\u2019s Mark Feinsand. However, the expiration of fellow outfielder\u00a0Cody Bellinger\u2019s contract gives them another need at the position.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The former NL MVP was one of New York\u2019s best players this past season, slashing .272\/.334\/.480 with 29 homers and 98 RBIs over 152 games. He\u2019s now one of the best outfielders on the free-agent market along with four-time All-Star\u00a0Kyle Tucker.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Yankees general manager Brian Cashman spoke about both players on Thursday, per SNY.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cWe\u2019d love to have Bellinger back. I talked to [his agent] Scott Boras yesterday about Belli and other free agents of his,\u201d he said. \u201cI talked to Casey Close today about his free agents, he\u2019s got Kyle Tucker amongst others. That\u2019s the nature of the beast in the winter. You play it out, talk to different teams. I had several conversations with teams today. Try to find a way to either make a trade or add a free agent and keep going\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-083dd0c0db5641729107a6d9557788ac-in_content-1-container\" class=\"ad-slot styles_adSlot-in_content__BF6Wb\">\n<p>\u201cThe team that we had last year, which was really good on paper, but fell short of our ultimate goal, is now depleted because of free agency,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo we gotta find a way to at least get back to where we were, but the ultimate goal is to make it better. We\u2019ve got a lot more work to do, and the whole winter to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter styles_wrapper__KtICr fade-in-top visible\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brian Cashman says he talked to Scott Boras yesterday about Cody Bellinger, Casey Close today about Kyle Tucker, as well as other conversations with different teams <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UKz60CzUY6\">pic.twitter.com\/UKz60CzUY6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snyyankees\/status\/1991679963548823666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"should-yankees-prioritize-cody-bellinger-or-kyle-tucker\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should Yankees Prioritize Cody Bellinger or Kyle Tucker?<\/h2>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">New York acquired Bellinger from the\u00a0Chicago Cubs\u00a0on Dec. 17,\u00a0four days after\u00a0the latter club acquired Tucker from the\u00a0Houston Astros, per Spotrac. Tucker slashed .266\/.377\/.464 with 22 homers and 73 RBIs over 136 games in 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Both players are two of MLB\u2019s best outfielders, but Tucker will likely be more expensive. The 28-year-old\u2019s market value is\u00a010 years, $401.7 million\u00a0($40.2 million average annual salary), while Bellinger\u2019s is six years, $182.6 million ($30.4 million average), per Spotrac.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Tucker is a year-and-a-half younger, but it would be risky for New York to pay him that much more than Bellinger considering that the latter player is coming off a better season and is already comfortable playing in the Bronx. Tucker could succeed with the Yankees too, but players like Joey Gallo and Devin Williams have struggled in their high-pressure environment after performing well on other teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After winning the 2024 AL pennant, the\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0got bounced in the AL Division Series by the\u00a0Toronto Blue Jays\u00a0in 2025. 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