{"id":349168,"date":"2025-12-15T01:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T01:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/349168\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T01:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T01:01:10","slug":"giants-showing-interest-in-cody-bellinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/349168\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Showing Interest In Cody Bellinger"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a pretty quiet offseason so far in the Bay Area, though the Giants have at least been linked to several notable trade candidates and free agents.\u00a0 The San Francisco Chronicle\u2019s Susan Slusser<\/a> adds another big name to the list, writing that the Giants \u201chave checked in on\u201d Cody Bellinger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Bellinger\u2019s ability to play first base probably wouldn\u2019t be a factor for a team with Rafael Devers<\/a> and Bryce Eldridge<\/a> lined up for first base\/DH duty, Bellinger would slot perfectly into the Giants\u2019 vacancy in right field.\u00a0 San Francisco could also slide Bellinger into left field or center field on occasion, depending on how Heliot Ramos<\/a> or Jung Hoo Lee<\/a> are deployed.\u00a0 Bellinger is more of a serviceable center field candidate than a true regular, but he is a strong defender in the corners \u2014 his work as a left fielder and right fielder for the Yankees in 2025 earned +15 Defensive Runs Saved and +6 Outs Above Average.<\/p>\n

Bellinger\u2019s bat would also be a nice fit in the Giants\u2019 lineup, as the 30-year-old is coming off a 125 wRC+ season (29 home runs, .272\/.334\/.480 in 656 plate appearances) in New York.\u00a0 Bellinger hit far better at Yankee Stadium than he did on the road, which could be a concern for the Giants if Bellinger was playing his home games at pitcher-friendly Oracle Park.\u00a0 On the plus side, the left-handed hitting Bellinger hits both right-handed and left-hand pitchers well, and he has one of the harder batters in the sport to strike out over the last three seasons.<\/p>\n

The Giants have been linked to Bellinger a couple of times during his past forays into free agency, though that was back when Farhan Zaidi was in charge of San Francisco\u2019s front office.\u00a0 Current president of baseball operations Buster Posey<\/a> was still on the team\u2019s board of directors at the time, and of course Posey has plenty of on-field experience in facing off against Bellinger back during Bellinger\u2019s days as a staple of the Dodgers lineup.\u00a0 Posey has also done business with another Scott Boras client in Matt Chapman<\/a>, as Posey was instrumental in getting Chapman\u2019s extension finalized late in the 2024 season.<\/p>\n

It is possible the Giants\u2019 call on Bellinger might have been routine due diligence, or just to test the waters to gauge Bellinger\u2019s interest in coming to San Francisco.\u00a0 The larger question, of course, is whether or not the Giants are willing to meet Bellinger\u2019s asking price.\u00a0 MLB Trade Rumors projected the former NL MVP (who ranked eighth on our top 50 free agents list<\/a>) for a five-year, $140MM contract, as Boras is surely looking to finally land the guaranteed long-term deal that eluded Bellinger during the 2023-24 offseason.<\/p>\n

Giants team chairman Greg Johnson has been openly wary<\/a> over long-term contracts in general, particularly for pitchers.\u00a0 Bellinger being a position player might mean the Giants would be more open to signing him to a big contract, yet the team already has a lot of money invested in Devers, Chapman, Lee, and Willy Adames<\/a> through at least the 2029 season.<\/p>\n

For as many holes as San Francisco has in its lineup, starting pitching is a more glaring need, as the Giants have only Logan Webb<\/a>, Robbie Ray<\/a>, and Landen Roupp<\/a> lined up for rotation spots.\u00a0 If the Giants are truly hesitant about heavy investments in starting pitchers, they could look to address their rotation needs via trade, and perhaps use any free agent dollars to sign a prominent position player (like Bellinger).<\/p>\n

The Yankees have been the team most directly linked to Bellinger\u2019s services, as New York was known to be<\/a> prioritizing a known quantity in Bellinger ahead of other top targets like Kyle Tucker<\/a>.\u00a0 The Mets, Angels, Blue Jays, and Phillies have also reportedly shown interest in Bellinger this winter, though Philadelphia is probably a less likely suitor now that Kyle Schwarber<\/a> has re-signed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been a pretty quiet offseason so far in the Bay Area, though the Giants have at least…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":336508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[4711,363,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-349168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-cody-bellinger","9":"tag-mlb","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/336508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}