By Patrick McAvoyShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberThe New York Yankees have a hole in the outfield right now with Cody Bellinger available in free agency.
It's no secret that he was very good for New York in 2025. Also, it has been no secret that the Yankees are interested in bringing him back to town for the 2026 campaign and beyond. That, at least, has been the reported stance of the organization early in the offseason.
On Thursday, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman raised some eyebrows while specifically noting that he spoke to Scott Boras about Bellinger and agent Casey Close about Kyle Tucker.
..."First order of business, we've got (Trent Grisham) in the fold," Cashman said in a video clip shared by SNY. "So, one of our big hitters and defenders is back. So, that solves one area of our needs. But, you know, we have two big, important free agents that left us. Grisham was one, Bellinger is another. We'd love to have Bellinger come back.
"I talked to Scott Boras (Wednesday) about Belli and other free agents of his. I talked to Casey Close (Thursday) about his free agents. He’s got Kyle Tucker ... amongst others. That's the nature of the beast in the winter. You play it out. You talk to different teams. I had several different conversations with teams (Thursday). Try to find a way to either make a trade, or add a free agent, and keep going."
It's not shocking to hear a general manager say that he spoke to a high-powered agent. That's probably the case every single day. But, the fact that he not only mentioned Bellinger by name, but also Tucker, should have Yankees fans' attention.
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