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Yankees 13, Rays 3
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Bellinger LF-RF-CF 5 4 4 3 2 HR
Part of a Yankee barrage of nine homers last night, Cody Bellinger’s two bombs gave him 24 on the season. He’s a top-40 hitter by wRC+, top-30 player by fWAR. He’s played in 114 of the Yankees’ 125 games and is third on the team in plate appearances, second in defensive innings played.
Cody Poteet has a 12.66 ERA in 10 2/3 innings split between the majors and Triple-A.
Every time I hear a Yankee fan screaming about Brian Cashman, I look at the roster. All I see are Cashman wins. Cody Bellinger is one of his biggest ones, a four-win player acquired for literally nothing but the willingness to pay him. It’s not as if Bellinger had a bad deal, either; the Yankees are on the hook for $25 million this year, less than the price of a three-win player, and $25 million next year if Bellinger doesn’t opt out.
Adding Cody Bellinger this winter was one of the best moves of the offseason and one of the best moves of Cashman’s career.
