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[QUOTE="jncuse, post: 5285726, member: 1969"]
I suppose its OK to get Bellinger.   I guess the Yanks feel they have no good leads on hitters in FA or they are afraid of term.   Bellinger's $25m contract is a bit high based on what he has done the past 5 years.

The main reason yankees got Bellinger for so cheap is that he has an overpaid contract (although its  only one year)... never a good thing for a player's trade value when they decide to take their player option instead of opting out.

A lot of people were concerned that his 2023 numbers his balls in play, and hard hit ball analytics suggested his numbers were a bit lucky in 2023..   It sort of played out in 2024 when he regressed from OPS of .881 to .751 and his bWAR went down from 4.4 to 2.2.

If he does what he did in 2023, you come out as fairly good value for $25M.
If he does what he did in 2022 and 2024 you come up short.
And if he does what he did in 2021 he will be the most hated player in New York.

Yes he was the MVP in 2019, but its now been 5 full seasons where he never approached that, and was only an above average starter in one year since (2023)
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