Red Sox<\/a>) have exited the board, leaving Bellinger and starter Framber Valdez as the best available free agents.<\/p>\nBellinger, 30, is a good fit for the Yankees\u2019 needs in left field and as middle-of-the-order protection for Aaron Judge, but he\u2019s also an ideal Mets candidate \u2013 one who\u2019s already proven he can handle New York.<\/p>\n
What if Yankees don’t sign Cody Bellinger?<\/p>\n
If a better deal materializes for Bellinger than the Yankees\u2019 offer (with the Yanks so far holding steadfast on contract length), the immediate fallback is a Jasson Dominguez-Spencer Jones competition in camp.<\/p>\n
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As GM Brian Cashman said last month on the subject, \u201cwe\u2019re opportunistic. We like our players, that is a fact.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut there\u2019s players outside of our current control system that we also like and may very well like more and better\u2026 because there\u2019s a lot more certainty there,\u2019\u2019 said Cashman at the Winter Meetings.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we come to an area that this makes a lot of sense, then we\u2019re ready to pounce. If not, we like what we have too at the same time.<\/p>\n
\u201cJasson Dominguez is on his journey, Spencer Jones is beginning his journey,\u2019\u2019 said Cashman. \u201cBut I\u2019ve got no idea how this is going to play out.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Seth Brown’s MLB stats<\/p>\n
During a seven-year career with the A\u2019s, Brown posted a .226 batting average (.712 OPS) with 74 home runs in 568 games.<\/p>\n
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His best big-league season was 2022, when he posted a .749 OPS in 150 games, with 25 homers and 73 RBI.<\/p>\n
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