Cody Bellinger He has a new suitor in the west. The San Francisco Giants are among the teams interested in hiring a Bellingeras reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
Bellinger is a familiar name to the Giants, as he spent most of his nine years career with Los Angeles Dodgersand after having him on the enemy side, San Francisco wants him on the team.
The former rivals now appear to be competing for the services of Bellingersince the Dodgers are still interested in a meeting with the 2019 National League Most Valuable Player, Heyman adds.
Los New York Yankeeswhere Bellinger played in 2025, they also keep trying renew with the two-time All-Star, according to Heyman. Aaron Judge He is also a big fan of Bellingersince Heyman points out that the captain of the Yankees is putting a lot of pressure on him to continue wearing the striped uniform long term.
The elite defense of Bellinger in the three positions of the gardens would make him a good choice for patrolling the spacious Oracle Parkhome of the Giants.
Bellinger I would add another powerful left handed bat to a solid alignment of the Giants that already has the Dominican slugger Rafael Devers and fellow outfielder Jung Hoo Lee, plus top prospect Bryce Eldridge.
On the other hand, the Dodgers They would also benefit greatly from the defense of Bellinger in any of the corners of the gardens. Furthermore, he would arrive at the two-time defending champions at a lower price than his partner (Scott Boras client), Kyle Tuckerwhile expanding its alignment in a general sense.
The familiarity of Bellinger with the Dodgersare original organizationprobably also a advantage for the Los Angeles team in search of their services.
Bat in the Yankee Stadium a long termit should also be attractive to Bellinger.
Although the general manager Brian Cashman said earlier this month that he believes the alignment your team has too many left-handers, retain Bellinger potentially give you some flexibility to try to transfer to one of your other left handed hitters in an exchange.
Los Yankees they project five left handed hitters: Trent Grisham, Ben Rice, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Austin Wells and Ryan McMahon, all starting in 2026. Of that group, only McMahon is expected to be part of a platoon.
good year
Bellinger comes from a solid season 2025in which he hit .272/.334/.480 with 29 home runs98 RBIs and 13 steals in 152 games.
He also demonstrated greater patience at the plate, as he increased his rate of bases on balls by almost a percentage point, while reducing its strikeout rate to a career low of 13.7%.
In defense, Bellinger moved between three gardens and was a positive defender in both corners, in addition to playing seven times as first base.
