Will Santa Deliver Cody Bellinger To The Yankees This Week?

That could all change IF we could get Cody Bellinger back. But Cody’s rumor mill has more ups and downs in it than I can even keep up with these days. No one really understands what his asking price is, and that became even more obvious when Yankees insider Jack Curry made an appearance Yankees Hot Stove on YES Network.

It’s no secret Cody wants a multi-year deal with high annual value, and since he has Scott Boras as his agent that’s exactly the kinds of deals he gets for his clients. The Yankees want Cody back but….there has been zero traction. According to NJ.com HERE, NO TEAM, has come close to the asking price for Cody. That could be good news for us….but that could be bad as well.

Back in November, MLB Trade Rumors posted their predictions for free agent signings, with Cody’s prediction of 5 years and $140 million. The Mets and the Dodgers are in the mix for Cody, and we all know the Dodgers have no problems spending big money with deferrals and Steve Cohen threw his money around last winter only to not make the playoffs. He’s looking to rebound this season.

If Cody’s market isn’t hopping right now, teams have plenty of time to wait and let it develop. With Kyle Tucker in the mix, Boras will likely want to see what he signs for to set the market and then let it play out from there. While we may be in a hurry for traction, we could be waiting a while for resolution. 

At this point, the Yankees really need to make some moves. If the Yankees don’t make some moves and our rivals get stronger it’s going to be a disaster. The Yankees were one of nine teams to surpass the $241 million base threshold and now have to pay $61.8 million in luxury tax penalties now. The Mets and Dodgers have a lot more to pay than that and they are not shying away from spending money….so I guess we will wait and see just how cheap Hal Steinbrenner is.

The outfield is an area of need for the Yankees. I’ve already said this before but the Yankees have Spencer Jones and Jasson Dominguez as backup options and neither of those are good enough. We’ve already seen Dominguez and Jones has struggled enough that he just made it to Triple-A this season….and he”’ be 25 years old in May.  

Is Brian Cashman even working? It doesn’t feel like it. I was really hoping for Cody under the tree this winter. It doesn’t sound like he will be here for Christmas but I will still be happy if he’s in pinstripes by Spring Training.

We really need some holiday magic around here…