The Yankees are 'confident' Cody Bellinger won't leave for the Mets, per Jon Heyman.
The Yankees watched last offseason as one superstar free agent outfielder left for the crosstown Mets.
But they are reportedly “pretty confident” that another star “won’t skip to Queens.”
One year after Juan Soto left The Bronx for Queens, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports the Yankees believe Cody Bellinger won’t follow suit.
Nobody has “come close” to meeting agent Scott Boras’ demands for Bellinger, Yankees Insider Jack Curry said on the Yankees Hot Stove show on the YES NEtwork.
Bellinger, 30, is reportedly seeking something in the neighborhood of a 6-year deal worth $180 million, with an average annual value of $30 million.
“No one has come close, I don’t think, to the demands that are ongoing for Bellinger,” Curry said.
With Kyle Tucker reportedly looking for 11 years and $418 million, Bellinger could opt to wait and see what Tucker gets before making a decison.
“Boras does not represent Kyle Tucker,” Michael Kay said. “Boras wants to see what Tucker gets, and then he can slot in Bellinger after that. Until Tucker establishes a market, I think it is going to be slow.”
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