{"id":527175,"date":"2026-01-19T02:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/527175\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T02:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T02:39:29","slug":"ny-yankees-latest-offer-details-to-cody-bellinger-may-distance-the-ny-mets-and-other-mlb-suitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/527175\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Yankees\u2019 latest offer details to Cody Bellinger may distance the NY Mets and other MLB suitors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees<\/a>\u2019 ongoing saga with Cody Bellinger continues to produce new developments almost daily, and this time two specific details tied to the roughly $160 million deal have become central to the discussion. The focus is on two opt-out clauses that would give the slugger the ability to leave the contract early, a wrinkle that would not be good news for the New York Mets.<\/p>\n

The information was revealed in an article by Brendan Kuty of The Athletic. \u201cThe Athletic has since learned, via a league source who has been briefed on the ongoing talks, that the Yankees would be willing to include opt-outs after Year 2 and Year 3 of the five-year deal,\u201d Kuty reported.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Kuty noted what has already become well known in the Bellinger<\/a>-Yankees drama: the slugger is seeking a seven-year contract, and a separate report surfaced earlier indicating that Scott Boras is still holding out hope for an offer at that level, or higher, from another MLB owner.<\/p>\n

Could the Mets back off because of the opt-outs?<\/p>\n

It remains unclear what, if anything, the Mets<\/a> have formally offered Bellinger. What is known is that New York\u2019s other team appears more interested in a shorter-term deal. \u201cReporting has dropped today that the Mets are in Bellinger\u2019s market on a short-term deal,\u201d Tyler Ward wrote on X (@wardyNYM).<\/p>\n

\"Cody<\/p>\n

Cody Bellinger smiles during a Yankees game.<\/p>\n

Another report further outlined how the Mets are currently evaluating Bellinger\u2019s market. While they are not the only team involved, Ward\u2019s reporting makes it clear the Mets are not targeting a contract loaded with multiple opt-out clauses like the one the Yankees are willing to include.<\/p>\n

\"Bo<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

Bo Bichette\u2019s Mets deal could spark a response from a Phillies infielder<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

One additional factor working in the Mets\u2019 favor is the widely reported stance that the Yankees do not want to engage in a bidding war. According to Bob Klapisch, the five-year offer currently on the table is viewed by the Yankees as more than sufficient. That leaves Bellinger with two realistic paths: a moderately long-term deal or a very short-term contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Yankees\u2019 ongoing saga with Cody Bellinger continues to produce new developments almost daily, and this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2376],"tags":[5,1365,4,1690,61,62,2548,2547,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-527175","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-yankees","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cody-bellinger","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-mets","13":"tag-new-york-yankees","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkyankees","16":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115919452537477004","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}