Now that Trent Grisham is officially the New York Yankees' 2026 center fielder, Brian Cashman has one more starting outfield vacancy to fill, and many signs point to a Cody Bellinger return. Cashman has been transparent with the media that the Yankees want Belli back, which leads one to believe that New York will stay neck-and-neck in whatever sort of bidding war Scott Boras wages for Bellinger.
However, Yankees play-by-play broadcaster Michael Kay just proposed a completely different idea for left field: Fernando Tatis Jr. That would require a trade with the San Diego Padres, who the Yankees just did business with for the Juan Soto deal back in 2023.