{"id":541080,"date":"2026-01-27T20:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/541080\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:03:21","slug":"mlb-rumors-ny-yankees-could-make-trade-to-upgrade-bullpen-after-cody-bellinger-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/541080\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Rumors: NY Yankees could make trade to upgrade bullpen after Cody Bellinger signing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees<\/a> are not done shaping their roster this offseason. Even after bringing Cody Bellinger<\/a> back to the Bronx, attention is quickly turning to the bullpen, which showed weaknesses at key moments last year.<\/p>\n

MLB<\/a> Insider Bryan Hoch hinted that the Yankees could explore a trade to improve relief pitching. The team could consider moving promising talents like Jasson Dom\u00ednguez or Spencer Jones to acquire a proven bullpen arm, signaling that the Bronx Bombers are still actively looking to bolster its late-inning options.<\/p>\n

Hoch wrote, \u201cIt stands to reason that the Yankees could dangle either Dom\u00ednguez or Jones if they aim to complete another trade before Opening Day, potentially to upgrade their bullpen, which is presently anchored by David Bednar, Camilo Doval, Fernando Cruz and Tim Hill.\u201d With only minor additions such as Cade Winquest and Paul Blackburn, the bullpen remains a top priority.<\/p>\n

Possible trade partners for the Yankees<\/p>\n

One of the best fits could be the San Diego Padres<\/a>, who led MLB in bullpen ERA at 3.06 last season. Former Yankee Wandy Peralta could provide a left-handed complement to Tim Hill, while other options like Jeremiah Estrada or Adrian Morej\u00f3n would come at a higher cost.<\/p>\n

\"Wandy<\/p>\n

Wandy Peralta #58 of the Padres throws a pitch in the fifth inning against the Cubs. Michael Reaves\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Challenges in improving the bullpen\"NY<\/p>\n

see also<\/p>\n

NY Mets manager Carlos Mendoza sends clear message on Bo Bichette at third base<\/p>\n

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The Yankees face a tight market for relief pitching. Trading Dom\u00ednguez now would be moving him at a low point, limiting the return. Other teams, like the Colorado Rockies or Miami Marlins<\/a>, may offer potential pieces, but clear upgrades are limited compared to earlier in the offseason.<\/p>\n

SurveyWhich trade partner makes the most sense for the Yankees\u2019 bullpen upgrade?<\/p>\n

Which trade partner makes the most sense for the Yankees\u2019 bullpen upgrade?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Yankees are not done shaping their roster this offseason. Even after bringing Cody Bellinger back…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2376],"tags":[5,1365,4,1690,62,2548,2547,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-541080","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-yankees","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkyankees","15":"tag-yankees"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115968856553558801","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541080","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=541080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}