{"id":553583,"date":"2026-02-04T04:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T04:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/553583\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T04:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T04:07:31","slug":"ny-yankees-reportedly-target-four-candidates-to-pair-alongside-cody-bellinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/553583\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Yankees reportedly target four candidates to pair alongside Cody Bellinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">In the offseason, <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/cody-bellinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">Cody Bellinger<\/a> and the New York Yankees finalized a deal to tackle the upcoming MLB season together. Coming off his first year donning the iconic pinstripes, Bellinger is anticipated to sustain his impressive performance in the current campaign. Meanwhile, the Yankees are reportedly evaluating potential candidates to complement him on the field.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">According to a report by Jon Heyman in the New York Post, shared on MLB Network, the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\">Yankees<\/a> are contemplating four right-handed hitters to team up with Bellinger as the offseason concludes.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Paul Goldschmidt, Ty France, Austin Slater, and Randal Grichuk are on the Yankees\u2019 radar to enhance their lineup. These names could blend well with the roster, which already includes confirmed players like Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton for the next season.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Among the four candidates discussed by Heyman, the Yankees are familiar with Goldschmidt and Slater from past seasons, positioning them as potential top targets. However, Grichuk and France could offer unique contributions, given their extensive experiences across various teams throughout their careers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cody-bellinger-8-1920x1080.webp.webp\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Cody Bellinger\" class=\"h-auto\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mt-5 text-[14px] leading-[20px] font-normal\">Cody Bellinger #35 of the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>Potential Yankees targets\u2019 stats from last season<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Each of these four players experienced varied performances during last season, producing commendable statistics that make them viable options to join the Yankees alongside Bellinger. Here are their stats from the previous regular season:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NY Yankees GM Brian Cashman confident in team\u2019s \u2018young pups\u2019 for upcoming season\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/mlb\/ny-yankees-gm-brian-cashman-confident-in-teams-young-pups-for-upcoming-season\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Brian-Cashman-looks-on-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"NY Yankees GM Brian Cashman confident in team\u2019s \u2018young pups\u2019 for upcoming season\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">NY Yankees GM Brian Cashman confident in team\u2019s \u2018young pups\u2019 for upcoming season<\/p>\n<p><\/a>Paul Goldschmidt: Games: 146, Batting Average: .274, Home Runs: 10, RBIs: 45, Stolen Bases: 5, OPS: .731.Ty France: Games: 138, Batting Average: .257, Home Runs: 7, RBIs: 52, Stolen Bases: 1, OPS: .680.Austin Slater: At Bats: 148, Batting Average: .216, Home Runs: 5, RBIs: 13, Stolen Bases: 1, OPS: .642.Randal Grichuk: At Bats: 272, Batting Average: .228, Home Runs: 9, RBIs: 27, Stolen Bases: 0, OPS: .674.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Considering these statistics and with the voluntary reporting date for players set for February 15, the Yankees will need to thoroughly evaluate their options for final offseason acquisitions to strengthen their squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full mb-[5px] md:mb-[11px] text-articlePollEmbedTitleMobile md:text-articlePollEmbedTitle font-secondary\">SurveyWhich player will the Yankees sign for the next season, to pair alongside Bellinger?<\/p>\n<p class=\"block md:hidden font-bold mb-[9px] text-articlePollText text-articlePollEmbedTitleMobile md:text-articlePollEmbedTitle font-secondary tracking-normal\">Which player will the Yankees sign for the next season, to pair alongside Bellinger?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/stovar\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tovar-Santiago.webp.webp\" alt=\"santiago tovar\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Santiago Tovar is a bilingual sports journalist who joined Bolavip US in 2024. With over seven years of experience, he has covered a diverse range of sports, including soccer, NFL, NBA, tennis, and Formula 1. Santiago has provided real-time coverage of major events such as the 2021 Women&#8217;s Copa America, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, and the Davis Cup qualifiers. Before joining Bolavip US, he worked at Kienyke.com and Redmas.com.co, where he developed strategies to highlight key sports moments across websites and social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the offseason, Cody Bellinger and the New York Yankees finalized a deal to tackle the upcoming MLB&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553584,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2376],"tags":[5,1365,4,1690,62,2548,2547,142],"class_list":{"0":"post-553583","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\/116010395882941821","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553583","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=553583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}