Star free agent Cody Bellinger and the Yankees stay in contract talks, however a disagreement over the size of the deal remains to be a sticky sufficient problem that each events additionally proceed to analyze alternate plans.
The Yankees are believed to have supplied Bellinger about $155 million over 5 years. However with Bellinger searching for seven years, the edges are looking for new methods across the hole over time period.
The events spoke by way of the weekend, however the distinction in size (and thus whole {dollars}) is nice sufficient that Bellinger can also be weighing various groups whereas the Yankees are contemplating star free brokers Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker whereas additionally discussing trades for at the very least 4 different place gamers.
The Yankees like Bichette, and he’s right-handed, which is a slight desire, however he could match the Phillies and others even higher. (The Publish reported Bichette was to satisfy Monday with Philly.) The Yankees are stated extra “on the periphery” of talks relating to Tucker, with the Dodgers, Jays and Mets seeming extra probably for MLB’s No. 1 free agent.
