Mets predicted to sign $135 million free agent from Yankees

Billy Heyen

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It's not a new rumor at all.

But the latest New York Mets connection to Cody Bellinger is a good one for the hopes of NYC's National League ballclub.

Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly projected earlier in the offseason that Bellinger would leave the Yankees to join the Mets. And in a new prediction piece, he stuck with that.

"Nothing has gotten done yet, and the crosstown-rival Mets have needs in the outfield and at first base after trading Brandon Nimmo and allowing the aforementioned (Pete) Alonso to leave in free agency," Kelly writes. "Bellinger could be the second notable Yankee to bolt for the Mets in as many winters."

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Kelly projects Bellinger to get five years and $135 million on his new contract.

"Bellinger isn't going to sniff the 15-year, $765 million deal Soto ultimately signed with the Mets, but his free agency may also come down to the Yankees or Mets," Kelly writes. "On one hand, Bellinger posted a.909 OPS in home games this past season, as opposed to.715 on the road. He should be incentivized to continue to play his home games at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees also won't get anything for him in free agency if he leaves because he wasn't eligible for the qualifying offer, something that surely has to be a consideration for Brian Cashman and company."

Bellinger also played the most games he had played in a season in half a decade in 2025. 

He's not just a totally sure thing. He had his weird mid-career precipitous decline with the Dodgers, so Bellinger has had some ups and downs in the major leagues.

But he checks way too many boxes for the Mets for them not to go for him. It'd be a great fit, and not a long move for Bellinger.

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