Cody Bellinger is coming off his best season since his legendary 2019 MVP campaign, slashing .272/.334/.480 (125 wRC+) while producing 4.9 fWAR as Aaron Judge's right-hand man in the middle of the New York Yankees' lineup.
Naturally, that's led to a situation in which the Yankees have aggressively tried to retain Bellinger in free agency, making him multiple long-term offers in a short stretch of time.
Per @joelsherman1, the Yankees have made a second offer to Cody Bellinger in free agency pic.twitter.com/5WiGZqOgwX
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And yet, the latest reports suggest that the Yankees and Bellinger remain far apart in contract talks, with his camp seeking a multi-year deal that at least averages the $27.