Cody Bellinger #35 of the New York Yankees makes a play in the outfield. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

There are reasons the Yankees might not win the bidding for Cody Bellinger, who will command a lot of money for a player the Dodgers did not tender a contract just a few years ago because he ranked among the worst hitters in the game.

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There are reasons the Yankees might not extend a qualifying offer to and/or retain Trent Grisham, a career .218 hitter who is coming off a career year that might not prove repeatable.

Those reasons grow a bit weaker with a glance at the crop of free agent cent

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