Yankees and a bet called Cody Bellinger
Only time will say if Cody Bellinger is able to recover the brightness he had with Dodgers in 2019 to give Yankees successes
Is the hiring of Cody Bellinger a commitment that could pay with high dividends to the New York Yankees or will result in a little profitable movement?
Only time will reveal whether the twice convened to the star game can recover the brightness he had in 2019, the year he proved to be an elite player with Los Angeles Dodgers.
Although the presidency of Chicago Cubs had affirmed in mid -December that he would keep the experienced Bellinger in his roster ended up sending him to Yankees in exchange for Cody Poteet and five million dollars in cash.
What plans did the Big Apple franchise have to specify its incorporation?
The first bet of Bronx is that Bellinger solves defensive hollows with its ability to cover the three gardens and the first base. Moreover, that it strengthens in the central garden and allows Aaron Judge to definitively move to the right garden to subtract the responsibility of covering a high demand position. In addition, it will always be a much better option than Ben Rice in the initial one, who barely averaged .171 in his debut in fifty games.
The second bet is that Bellinger, who detonated 18 home runs in 2024, of which 15 went to the right garden, take advantage of the benefits of the Yankee Stadium, because the ball usually flys away by the Right Field. In 2023 he fired 26 windows, the third best figure of his career, of which 19 went to the right. There is no doubt, the left -handed Bellinger is a man who beats his own band and in the Bronx he could sign a season of at least 20 four -corner battles.
Bellinger’s first season in the Major Leagues, in 2017, with 21 years, was dreaming. In his presentation he gave 39 homers, produced 97 races, PAHO+ was 143 and won the rookie distinction of the year, above Paul Dejong, Josh Bell and Rhys Hoskins. In 2018, their numbers fell to 28 flycracks, 76 produced and a PAHO+ of 120. In a kind of roller coaster, in 2019 it showed that it is capable of putting exorbitant numbers: 47 homers, 115 driven and an OPS+ of 167.
However, from 2020 his health was diminished, the numbers were drastically reduced and the ghosts about their batting mechanics appeared. His father, Clay Bellinger, a former Yankees player and Los Angeles Angels, who acted in four seasons between 1999 and 2002, tried to help him with tips to change his way of standing in the batting box, as well as his swing, but It seemed that none of the recommendations supplied the desired effect. Bellinger Padre connected 12 home runs throughout his career, all distributed among the first three years he was in the largest and dressed in New York flannel.
Any adjustment at the time of hit that gives it good results will be a great advance for Bellinger, who has significantly decreased the output speed of his batteries, because of an average of 91.1 miles per hour in 2019, he went down to his worst average in 2024 With 87.8 miles per hour. Another point to improve will be the average ball hit with the barrel, that is, they have an output speed of at least 98 miles per hour, with an angle between 26 and 30 degrees.
The payroll of the current American league champions will also be relieved with the arrival of Bellinger, who will be paid just over 27 million dollars in 2025 and will have the possibility of an option for 25 million dollars in 2026. Nothing that See with the high figures offered to Juan Soto for his permanence and that they did not end up convincing him.
In addition to Bellinger, there are two key names that have joined the Yankees in the dead season: Max Fried’s experienced arm, who seeks to be the 17 wins starter in 2019 and 14 in the 2021 and 2022 campaigns; and Devin Williams, rookie reliever of the year of 2020 and who presumes a pair of calls to the star game.
Bellinger, a very good first base, average central gardener and a batter with ups and downs, is the file that the Yankees have played to correct Soto’s departure. Having a left -handed as he will give balance to Lineup, especially having Judge as a gunner of great respect for the profile of rights.
Bellinger could be an ace under his sleeve, especially if he reunited with the rookie of 2017 and the most valuable player of 2019, his experience of eight seasons in the largest and the change of flannel could give a new air to his career.
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