{"id":122350,"date":"2025-11-18T15:29:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122350"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:29:04","slug":"yankees-80-million-star-predicted-to-cut-ties-with-ny-for-major-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=122350","title":{"rendered":"Yankees $80 Million Star Predicted to Cut Ties With NY for Major Rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2240004525-1-e1763472402175.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2240004525-1-e1763472402175.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2240004525-1-e1763472402175.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2240004525-1-e1763472402175.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees $80 Million Star Predicted to Cut Ties With NY for Major Rival\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees are in a battle to keep Cody Bellinger in MLB free agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Yankees could be in danger of losing one of the team\u2019s star players in MLB free agency. To make matters worse, the latest MLB rumors indicate one of the Yankees\u2019 biggest rivals could be looming as a major threat.<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report\u2019s Tim Kelly offered predictions for the top MLB free agents. The analyst predicts Yankees star outfielder Cody Bellinger will bolt the Yankees for the New York Mets on a five-year, $135 million contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flip side of that is the Yankees will be left empty-handed if Bellinger doesn\u2019t re-sign,\u201d Kelly wrote in a November 17, 2025, story titled, \u201cMLB Free Agency 2025-26: Contract and Landing Spot Predictions for Top 25 Players.\u201d \u201cSo they are motivated to re-sign him, and considering he posted much more modest numbers on the road this past year\u2014.241 batting average, .715 OPS\u2014his preference should be to remain with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut if the Yankees opt for a bigger fish, Bellinger could be a great fit for the crosstown-rival Mets, taking over as their starting center fielder and continuing to give them flexibility at first base and the other two outfield spots,\u201d Kelly added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to project, though a return to the Yankees shouldn\u2019t be ruled out, while the Phillies, Royals and Dodgers are among the other teams that could make sense for the former NL Rookie of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Can the Yankees and Star Cody Bellinger Agree on a New Contract?<\/h2>\n<p>Bellinger opted out of a three-year, $80 million contract to explore MLB free agency. The 2-time All-Star has emphasized his desire to re-sign with the Yankees, but it remains to be seen if the two parties can come together on the financials to keep the outfielder wearing pinstripes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a fun group to be a part of,\u201d Bellinger noted after the Yankees were eliminated in the playoffs, per MLB.com. \u201cWe came up short, and that part stinks for sure, because we had a really, really good group here.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Yankees Rumors: Cubs OF Kyle Tucker Floated as a Potential Replacement Option for Cody Bellinger<\/h2>\n<p>It may not be all bad news for the Yankees if Bellinger does bolt the team. New York is also being linked to Cubs star outfielder Kyle Tucker.<\/p>\n<p>Bleacher Report predicts that the Yankees will sign Tucker over Bellinger. It is a move that will likely be more expensive than keeping Bellinger as Bleacher Report projects a 10-year, $360 million deal for Tucker.<\/p>\n<p>SNY.TV\u2019s Anthony McCarron makes the case for the Yankees turning to Tucker if Bellinger leaves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOK, we\u2019re like the rest of the world, linking the Yankees to the top bat on the free agent market, Kyle Tucker,\u201d McCarron detailed in a November 17, article titled, \u201cIf Yankees miss out on Cody Bellinger, what\u2019s Plan B for their offseason?\u201d \u201cThey are the Yankees, after all, and this feels like an annual tradition. Tucker would be a neat replacement should Bellinger leave and he\u2019ll play next season at 29 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTucker has played much of his career in right field, a spot currently occupied on the Yankees by the game\u2019s most destructive offensive force (Aaron Judge, duh), so he\u2019d have to move to left. No biggie and it\u2019s fun to imagine Judge and Tucker in the same lineup, along with other thumpers such as Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice,\u201d McCarron added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdding Tucker doesn\u2019t feel super-likely, however, considering how much more expensive he could turn out to be than Bellinger. The Yanks are already sitting on some mammoth contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Adams is a veteran sports contributor covering the NFL, NBA and golf for Heavy.com. His work has been prominently featured on NFL.com, Yahoo Sports, Pro Football Talk, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. 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