{"id":418482,"date":"2026-01-19T02:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/418482\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T02:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:07:07","slug":"mets-know-exactly-what-itll-cost-to-sign-cody-bellinger-ahead-of-yankees-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/418482\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets know exactly what it’ll cost to sign Cody Bellinger ahead of Yankees bid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mets know exactly what it’ll cost to sign Cody Bellinger ahead of Yankees bid<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The price has been set.<\/p>\n

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Now, will the New York Mets<\/a> pay the free agent cost to land Cody Bellinger and take him from the New York Yankees<\/a>?<\/p>\n

That’s what The Big Apple’s baseball fans will have to wait and find out.<\/p>\n

But a new report indicates that the Yankees are set pretty firmly on their final offer to Bellinger.<\/p>\n

Newark Star-Ledger veteran Bob Klapisch<\/a>\u00a0reported this on Sunday:<\/p>\n

“#Yankees have made an internal decision not to engage in a bidding war for Cody Bellinger if #Mets or anyone else swoops in with a blow-away offer. Yankees believe they’ve made a fair proposal – five years, $160 million, two opt-outs. They’re prepared to let Bellinger walk.”<\/p>\n

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So there you have it — can the Mets beat five for $160 million?<\/p>\n

Steve Cohen certainly can, if the Mets’ owner wants to.<\/p>\n

Bellinger would be a huge boost in a position the Mets never figured out in 2025: centerfield.<\/p>\n

The athletic lefty is a smooth outfielder in addition to being a slugger at the plate.<\/p>\n

This would also be a chance for the Mets to snag a key piece from the Yankees for a second consecutive offseason. Last year, of course, it was Juan Soto.<\/p>\n

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If the Mets get Bellinger, too, that’d be quite the theft. And they know what it’ll cost.<\/p>\n

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