“The New York Yankees’ latest multi-year contract offer to free-agent outfielder Cody Bellinger featured an average annual value of more than $30 million a year as Bellinger’s camp continued to push for seven years, multiple sources briefed on the ongoing talks told The Athletic on Thursday,” Kuty wrote.

It’s a risky move. The Yankees don’t appear to have a Plan B ready. Kyle Tiucker is too expensive, and Dante Bichette is almost certainly headed to the Phillies, where Don Mattingkly, his former bench coach in Toronto, will assume that same role at the other end of the Jersey Turnpike.

The Yankees did their part by reportedly putting a four-year, $30 million AAV offer on the table for Cody Bellinger. The problem? Bellinger is said to be holding out for a much bigger commitment, something in the range of seven years at $35 million per year or more.

The New York Yankees are no longer expecting to reach a contract resolution with free agent outfielder Cody Bellinger, according to ESPN's Buster Olney.

The soap opera between Cody Bellinger and the Yankees continues. Neither side is letting up in its interest in the player coming to the Bronx, but it is the franchise that has the

The New York Yankees are still seemingly the top suitors in the sweepstakes for Cody Bellinger despite recent buzz.

After all, Brian Cashman might not be the one to blame for the Yankees staying silent this long in the offseason. We know that the Yankees have been in on Cody Bellinger for all of the offseason, and now we are getting a pretty good picture of why the Yankees have still not signed Bellinger,