<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/mlb-rumors-yankees-trade-guardians-steven-kwan');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Will Yankees trade for Guardians’ Steven Kwan if they strikeout on Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Steven-Kwan-hits-a-single-against-the-Tigers.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Will Yankees trade for Guardians’ Steven Kwan if they strikeout on Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-18T06:59:58-08:00">December 18th, 6:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-18T07:04:48-08:00">December 18th, 7:04am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Guardians</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan was mentioned as a trade candidate ahead of the 2025 July trade deadline. A deal ultimately did not come to fruition, and Kwan helped the Guardians shock the Detroit Tigers and win the American League Central. The Tigers later got their revenge in the playoffs and sent the Guards home. Since the offseason began, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cleveland-guardians/guardians-rumors-steven-kwan-trade-rumors">trade rumors around Kwan have been fairly quiet</a>, but the New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/perfect-trade-offer-yankees-must-offer-guardians-for-steven-kwan">Yankees are a team that has been mentioned as a possible suitor</a>.</p><p>During an episode of Talkin’ Yanks in early December, Jomboy and Talkin’ Jake <a href="https://x.com/TalkinYanks/status/1996970602293493826" rel="noopener">discussed the idea</a> of Kwan possibly being a fallback option for the Yankees if they fail to sign Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger. Kwan would make sense for the Yankees — a team that needs better defense and Kwan is a Gold Glove caliber outfielder.</p><p>However, Kwan has not been mentioned in trade rumors for the most part in recent weeks. Perhaps that is a result of Tucker and Bellinger still being available in free agency. Teams such as the Yankees may pivot to contacting the Guardians about Kwan after the aforementioned outfielders sign.</p><p>Kwan, 28, still has two years of team control remaining on his current contract (arbitration eligible in both 2026 and 2027). The Guardians, despite falling short in the postseason, are fresh off an AL Central division title. Cleveland has been mostly quiet so far this offseason, but the ball club proved it could compete at a high level with its current core of players.</p><p>Additionally, Steven Vogt has earned back-to-back AL Manager of the Year Awards — not bad for a guy in his first manager job who had the daunting task of replacing a legend in Terry Francona.</p><p>The Guardians may not want to trade Kwan. Will the Yankees reach out if they don’t sign Tucker or Bellinger (which is unlikely in all reality)? Probably, as he would be a good fit in New York as mentioned. With that being said, the lack of trade rumors around Kwan suggest there is a realistic chance that he will remain in Cleveland in 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Will Yankees trade for Guardians’ Steven Kwan if they strikeout on Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/mlb-rumors-yankees-lead-mets-dodgers-as-frontrunner-to-sign-cody-bellinger');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Yankees lead Mets, Dodgers as frontrunner to sign Cody Bellinger');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cody-Bellinger-rounding-the-bases.jpg"><figcaption>© Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Yankees lead Mets, Dodgers as frontrunner to sign Cody Bellinger</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-17T12:26:22-08:00">December 17th, 12:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-17T12:38:35-08:00">December 17th, 12:38pm</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/mlb-rumors-yankees-still-favorite-cody-bellinger-mets-phillies-blue-jays-loom">race for free agent Cody Bellinger</a> has been an interesting chase, with several teams displaying interest. But now, the New York Yankees seemingly <a href="https://x.com/JimBowdenGM/status/2001352606082564587" rel="noopener">lead the chase</a> to re-sign Bellinger over the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to MLB insider Jim Bowden.</p><p>“The market for Cody Bellinger is robust, with the most likely result that he signs with a big market, contending team, as expected, with the Yankees, Mets, and Dodgers the most likely landing spots for him at this point in that order,” Bowden wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Bellinger is coming off a solid season, where he hit .272 with 29 home runs, 98 RBIs, and scored 89 runs. Additionally, he had a .480 slugging percentage with a .334 on-base percentage. Throughout his career, he has batted .261 with 225 home runs and 695 RBIs over 1,157 career games.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/the-perfect-150-million-contract-dodgers-must-offer-cody-bellinger-to-steal-him-from-yankees">Bellinger began his career with the Dodgers</a>, so there is still a chance that he could rejoin the team that drafted him. Currently, he is testing the waters of free agency after a strong season with the Yanks. But as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/mlb-rumors-cody-bellinger-reunion-dodgers-in-play-if-leaves-yankees">Dodgers attempt to bring Bellinger back to Chavez Ravine,</a> the Yanks are making a push to keep him in the Bronx.</p><p>Because of the strong season he just had, the value for him is higher than it’s ever been. It was also a slight improvement over the 2024 season, when he hit .266 with 18 home runs, 78 RBIs, and 72 runs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-scott-boras-bold-cody-bellinger-free-agency-claim">Bellinger provides a great bat to any team</a> that he signs with. Likewise, his defense is solid as he finished in the 93rd percentile in overall defense, and a 91% arm value.</p><p>For now, the Yanks have a strong chance of retaining their valued outfielder. Of course, it will cost them, as it will the Dodgers or Mets, should they attempt to sign him. If the Yankees can bring Bellinger back, they will reunite him with Aaron Judge, who remains the top hitter in this lineup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Yankees lead Mets, Dodgers as frontrunner to sign Cody Bellinger

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-rumors-mets-very-in-on-cody-bellinger-catch-yankees-attention');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Mets being ‘very in’ on Cody Bellinger will catch Yankees’ attention');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Sep-7-2025-Bronx-New-York-USA-New-York-Yankees-left-fielder-Cody-Bellinger-35-hits-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark Smith-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Mets being ‘very in’ on Cody Bellinger will catch Yankees’ attention</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-16T11:05:52-08:00">December 16th, 11:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-16T11:26:29-08:00">December 16th, 11:26am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/colinloughran">Colin Loughran</a>Colin Loughran is a NYC-based Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-rumors-insider-says-quiet-part-out-loud-about-cody-bellinger-after-pete-alonsos-departure"> New York Mets have not had a stellar offseason,</a> but they may have designs on luring a former Yankee <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/2000972690228724174?s=20" rel="noopener">to Flushing.</a></p><p>According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Mets are “very in” on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-rumors-will-new-york-pursue-cody-bellinger-trent-grishams-contract-decision">outfielder Cody Bellinger, who spent the 2025 campaign in the Bronx.</a> This is not the first time that Bellinger has been connected to the Mets. Agent Scott Boras even hinted at this with a recent cryptic response <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/scott-boras-cody-bellinger-market-winter-meetings" rel="noopener">regarding his client’s future.</a></p><p>“It’s not for me to Judge, but great players see Red if they have a big bat Yanked out of their lineup,” Boras told Bryan Hoch during this month’s Winter Meetings. “I haven’t Met a team that Dodges a five-tool player. To Phil the center-field need is a Giant step towards the playoffs.”</p><p>Across 152 games with the Yankees, Bellinger bashed 28 homers, ripped 25 doubles, and collected 98 RBIs with an .813 OPS. According to Baseball Savant, he ranked in the <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/cody-bellinger-641355?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb" rel="noopener">82nd percentile in Batting Run Value.</a></p><p>Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has expressed interest in retaining the 30-year-old slugger, but has also acknowledged that he fits the needs of multiple teams.</p><p>“I think he’d be a great fit for anybody,” Cashman said. “I think he’s a very talented player that can play multiple positions at a high level, and hits lefties, hits righties. He’s a contact guy, and I think our environment was a great one for him.”</p><p>The Mets traded Brandon Nimmo and allowed both first baseman Pete Alonso and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-edwin-diaz-reveals-biggest-deciding-factor-choosing-la-over-mets">closer Edwin Diaz to sign elsewhere.</a> It remains to be seen if president of baseball operations David Stearns and the front office will take a big swing this winter, but it’s possible that cutting a deal with Bellinger is one of their priorities.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Mets being ‘very in’ on Cody Bellinger will catch Yankees’ attention

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-rumors-san-francisco-pursue-cody-bellinger-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants rumors: Will San Francisco pursue Cody Bellinger in free agency?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Cody-Bellinger-reacts-after-flying-out.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Giants rumors: Will San Francisco pursue Cody Bellinger in free agency?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-13T08:28:07-08:00">December 13th, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-13T08:28:55-08:00">December 13th, 8:28am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco Giants are looking to build a contending ball club. The team has been mired in mediocrity for the past few seasons. Signing a versatile star such as Cody Bellinger could help the Giants take a big step forward. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-rumors-san-francisco-interested-adding-pitching-theres-a-catch">pitching may be a priority</a>, Scott Boras — Bellinger’s agent — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYSzbM293HE" rel="noopener">did reportedly mention</a> the Giants as a potential suitor, according to Splash Hit Territory.</p><p>“Scott Boras… He did connect the Giants pretty firmly with Cody Bellinger,” Susan Slusser said on the podcast.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-rumors-scott-boras-dr-seuss-outlining-cody-bellinger-landing-spots">Boras mentioned a number of teams</a> as potential candidates for Bellinger, however. Still, the Giants do seem to be a possibility. Slusser, who is a beat reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle in addition to her work on the Splash Hit Territory podcast, further shared her thoughts on the Giants possibly landing Bellinger in free agency.</p><p>“Let’s put the money aside… how likely it is that they could get him, to me, (signing Bellinger) would fill two huge needs,” Slusser added. “Defense, obviously, in the outfield. He’s also a pretty good offensive player. Cost is gonna be high, the years are probably going to be high, that’s obviously not what we’re hearing that they’re interested in doing. But, he got thrown out there with a bunch of other guys.”</p><p>Oracle Park in San Francisco features a large — and difficult to navigate — outfield. Bringing in a guy like Bellinger makes plenty of sense, as he can realistically play any position in the outfield. He can also play first base, but the Giants would surely use him as an outfielder.</p><p>He’s a strong defender in addition to being versatile. And as Slusser mentioned, Bellinger is more than capable of taking care of business at the plate. He’s also extremely familiar with the National League West, having played in Los Angeles with the Dodgers from 2017-2022.</p><p>There are no guarantees that San Francisco will add Bellinger, but it seems as if the Giants are at least in the conversation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants rumors: Will San Francisco pursue Cody Bellinger in free agency?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/mlb-rumors-blame-kyle-tucker-scott-boras-yankees-cody-bellinger-wait');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Blame Kyle Tucker, Scott Boras for Yankees’ Cody Bellinger wait');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cody-Bellinger-2-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Blame Kyle Tucker, Scott Boras for Yankees’ Cody Bellinger wait</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-11T09:51:45-08:00">December 11th, 9:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-11T10:13:44-08:00">December 11th, 10:13am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/mlb-rumors-yankees-still-favorite-cody-bellinger-mets-phillies-blue-jays-loom">New York Yankees are among a number of suitors bidding for Cody Bellinger’s services</a>. However, every team interested is being put on hold due to Kyle Tucker and Scott Boras.</p><p>Tucker is another highly coveted free agent yet to find his new team. Boras is privy to that, and is waiting until his contract is settled <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6880271/2025/12/10/yankees-cody-bellinger-roster-options/">before negotiating a new one</a> for Bellinger, via Brendan Kuty of The Athletic.</p><p>“They must be active sooner rather than later. A league source who has been briefed on talks with Bellinger’s agent, Scott Boras, said it seemed likely Boras could wait for Kyle Tucker to sign before completing a deal for Bellinger, who also seems to have plenty of suitors,” Kuty wrote. “The Yankees have problems that signing Bellinger alone wouldn’t solve, and they have the ability to get things done even if a Bellinger deal would almost definitely be their biggest offseason expenditure.”</p><p>Boras wants to see <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/mlb-rumors-kyle-tucker-yankees-cody-bellinger-backup-plan">how Tucker will re-shape the outfield market</a>. He can then go to teams with a clear outline of what he expects for Bellinger. It’ll force franchises like the Yankees and others to be patient. But in the end, it could get the slugger his best deal possible.</p><p>In his debut with the Yankees, Bellinger hit .272 with 29 home runs, 98 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. As they try and chase down a World Series title, New York knows getting the former MVP’s bat back in the lineup would go a long way. They just might need to wait before pen gets put to paper.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

YEAR	TEAM	W	L	SV	ERA	GP	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HLD	BLSV	WHIP
2023	HOU	0	0	0	36.00	1	0	0	0	1.0	5	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	6.00
2014	MIL	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00

YEAR	TEAM	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2025	SD	64	147	11	30	6	0	4	12	8	57	0	0	.204	.245	.327	.572
2025	SD	14	24	3	4	1	0	0	2	4	5	0	0	.167	.310	.208	.518
2024	CWS	15	31	3	4	2	0	1	3	5	10	1	0	.129	.250	.290	.540
2024	CWS	48	135	9	16	3	0	4	11	8	51	0	0	.119	.174	.230	.404
2023	HOU	11	28	2	4	0	0	0	2	4	11	0	0	.143	.273	.143	.416
2023	HOU	116	362	33	69	12	0	15	36	30	139	0	0	.191	.258	.348	.606
2023	HOU	8	15	0	1	0	0	0	3	5	7	0	0	.067	.300	.067	.367
2022	HOU	113	344	40	64	12	0	15	45	22	116	0	0	.186	.248	.352	.600
2022	HOU	11	29	2	6	1	0	0	2	2	11	0	0	.207	.303	.241	.544
2022	HOU	8	16	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	0	.125	.263	.125	.388
2021	HOU	125	373	40	64	10	1	12	36	46	127	0	0	.172	.272	.300	.572
2021	HOU	16	46	2	6	0	0	0	5	2	16	0	0	.130	.196	.130	.326
2021	HOU	14	27	6	7	2	0	0	3	7	9	0	0	.259	.429	.333	.762
2020	HOU	13	35	6	6	2	0	1	1	4	18	0	0	.171	.275	.314	.589
2020	HOU	47	135	19	29	4	0	6	24	27	51	1	0	.215	.350	.378	.728
2020	HOU	6	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322
2019	HOU	27	84	20	17	4	0	6	10	13	26	0	0	.202	.316	.464	.780
2019	CHC	4	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154
2019	KC	74	238	26	54	15	0	6	17	17	55	0	0	.227	.291	.366	.657
2019	HOU	7	20	2	6	1	0	1	2	1	6	0	0	.300	.333	.500	.833
2018	HOU	41	108	15	25	4	1	4	12	3	25	0	0	.231	.257	.398	.655
2018	LAA	78	265	24	59	14	0	5	32	13	73	0	1	.223	.284	.332	.616
2018	HOU	7	19	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	.105	.150	.316	.466
2017	LAA	138	429	43	95	19	1	14	38	14	119	0	2	.221	.276	.368	.644
2016	MIL	76	208	21	42	7	0	8	21	26	56	1	0	.202	.332	.351	.683
2015	MIL	79	229	19	48	7	0	4	22	20	65	0	1	.210	.282	.293	.575
2014	MIL	52	111	14	26	5	0	4	16	10	32	0	0	.234	.320	.387	.707
2013	MIL	67	183	13	31	7	1	4	22	12	53	0	0	.169	.236	.284	.520

YEAR	TEAM	GP	GS	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT
2025	SD	64	56	409	12	2	2	.995
2025	SD	14	12	69	3	0	0	.000
2024	CWS	15	15	69	5	1	0	.987
2024	CWS	48	46	378	11	2	0	.995
2023	HOU	11	11	95	2	0	0	.000
2023	HOU	117	116	1040	51	7	3	.994
2023	HOU	8	8	33	4	1	1	.974
2022	HOU	113	110	1025	49	2	3	.998
2022	HOU	11	11	121	3	0	0	.000
2022	HOU	8	7	41	1	0	0	.000
2021	HOU	124	119	1058	44	8	11	.993
2021	HOU	16	16	145	3	1	1	.993
2021	HOU	13	13	82	4	0	0	.000
2020	HOU	13	12	126	3	0	0	.000
2020	HOU	47	46	375	22	2	0	.995
2020	HOU	6	6	31	3	1	0	.971
2019	HOU	27	24	270	7	3	1	.989
2019	CHC	4	4	35	1	1	0	.973
2019	KC	73	70	544	27	2	2	.997
2019	HOU	7	6	65	1	0	1	.000
2018	HOU	40	34	347	21	0	1	.000
2018	LAA	77	77	674	33	4	4	.994
2018	HOU	7	6	57	3	0	0	.000
2017	LAA	138	131	1046	65	2	2	.998
2016	MIL	69	63	486	39	7	3	.987
2015	MIL	75	66	563	34	9	7	.985
2014	MIL	45	30	256	24	7	2	.976
2013	MIL	4	4	0	0	0	0	0.000

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