{"id":37645,"date":"2025-11-12T21:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/37645\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:55:09","slug":"scott-boras-kicks-off-cody-bellinger-yankees-mets-bidding-war-at-gm-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/37645\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Boras kicks off Cody Bellinger Yankees-Mets bidding war at GM Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS \u2014 The only thing missing was Tom Cruise joining Scott Boras in front of the microphones, or the Top Gun Anthem blaring in the background.<\/p>\n

But that is the kind of star power (and theme) that the superagent leaned into Wednesday when speaking about his free-agent client, Cody Bellinger, who is expected to be the Yankees\u2019 top priority this offseason. <\/p>\n

Boras called the Yankees \u201can ideal fit\u201d for both sides during Bellinger\u2019s first (and possibly only) season in The Bronx this year, though he made it clear that there will be a high price to pay for the 30-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally, he\u2019s the only five-tool free-agent outfielder,\u201d Boras said in his annual scrum during the general managers meetings at The Cosmopolitan as he snuck in nicknames from the famed Cruise flick. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at \u201925, I\u2019d say among all the free-agent outfielders, he was the top gun of the class. He was defensively a versatile viper in the outfield, playing both first base and all three outfield positions. He was kind of, offensively, a middle-of-the-lineup merlin in the sense that he provided power and production. The other thing about Belli is unique for a guy his age, under 30: He\u2019s played in all three markets \u2014 LA, Chicago, New York. So really, in many ways, he\u2019s an urban maverick, without a doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"NewCody Bellinger is entering free agency after a season with the Yankees. Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/p>\n

Fellow outfielder Kyle Tucker is viewed as the top free agent of the class this offseason, but Bellinger may not be far behind.<\/p>\n

Boras said he has already had discussions with the Yankees about Bellinger after a season in which the left-handed hitter batted .272 with a .813 OPS and 29 home runs, then opted out of the final year and $25 million left on his contract. <\/p>\n

By all accounts, Bellinger enjoyed his time in New York after being acquired in a salary dump from the Cubs, with Boras saying \u201cthe whole dynamic suited him and suited them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ScottScott Boras pitched Cody Bellinger\u2019s free agency as only he can. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n

But there will be plenty of competition for Bellinger\u2019s services on the free-agent market<\/a>, including the Mets and possibly the Dodgers (his first team), among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you think about what he\u2019s done in an LA market, he was Hollywood ringing for a championship and MVP,\u201d Boras said. \u201cHe was kind of a windy city Wolfman in getting the comeback player of the year [in Chicago]. And in New York, he was a true Iceman cooling any thoughts that he couldn\u2019t hit behind Judge and lead the Yankees to a playoff.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other thing about Bellinger this year is he doesn\u2019t have the qualifying offer. That goose is gone. When it comes to Bellinger, there\u2019s no question that teams have a need \u2013 the need to Belli proceed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAS VEGAS \u2014 The only thing missing was Tom Cruise joining Scott Boras in front of the microphones,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37646,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[13917,20,3473,21092,9,11,10,321,319],"class_list":["post-37645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-cody-bellinger","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-free-agency","tag-mlb-gm-meetings","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37645"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37645\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}