After Trent Grisham decided to accept his qualifying offer, many thought there was a strong possibility that Cody Bellinger would walk in free agency.
It remains uncertain what the New York Yankees plan to do on that front, but reports indicate they still have interest in bringing him back, and many view them as the favorites.
It’s important to remember that if the Yankees didn’t have serious plans to bring Grisham back, they likely wouldn’t have presented him with the qualifying offer. While it wasn’t a guarantee that he would accept it, he seemed like the type of player for whom it made sense to take the deal and run with it for the year.
Regardless, according to the latest from Brian Murphy of MLB.com, if there’s one obvious goal for the Yankees this offseason, reuniting with Bellinger might be it.
“Trent Grisham’s acceptance of the qualifying offer solidifies two of the three outfield spots and releases some of the pressure the Yankees might have felt to acquire another outfielder this winter.
“But a reunion with Bellinger just makes so much sense. He absolutely loved hitting at Yankee Stadium, with 18 homers and a .302/.365/.544 slash line over 337 plate appearances in the Bronx. However, Bellinger’s athleticism and versatility are just as important, if not more so, than his bat for the Yankees,” he wrote.
Bellinger is expected to have other suitors, so only time will tell, but it still seems like there’s a strong chance he will return to the Bronx.
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