With the World Series officially over, we can fully turn our attention to 2026 as the Yankees build a team hopefully capable of competing for next year’s crown. One of the first dominoes to shape this offseason fell on Monday, as Cody Bellinger opted out of his contract to become a free agent.

This news is hardly surprising, as it has been expected ever since the Yankees lost to the Blue Jays in the ALDS. It’s also been a foregone conclusion because Bellinger had a very good 2025 in New York. In 152 games, Bellinger hit .272/.334/.480 with 29 home runs, 98 RBI, and a 125 wRC+. In addition to that, he played very solid defense a couple different position, mostly at all three outfield spots. By fWAR, Aaron Judge was the only Yankee position player who was better than Bellinger in 2025. A fo

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