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Bellinger Brawl: Yankees vs. Mets for the Ultimate Prize! BT & Sal

WFAN Daily

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3.8794 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

BT & Sal dive into a fiery debate over the Yankees and Mets' intertwined offseason, focusing on a direct clash for Cody Bellinger and the closer market (Edwin Diaz vs. Devin Williams). Sal argues the Mets must pursue Bellinger and go "pedal to the metal," while BT has more faith in Brian Cashman's urgency than David Stearns' willingness to spend like a big-market GM.


The Mets' need for a "shake up" dominates the conversation, with discussion of trading Senga (despite the desperate need for pitching) and moving core players like McNeil, Nimmo, Baty, and Vientos—the guys Sal is "tired of waiting on." The segment concludes with BT teasing his "Grand Slam Mets Offseason" plan, a four-component blueprint he believes would make the Mets World Series contenders.

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The Yankees perspective, whether it was last year with Soto, this year with a lot of the

0:33.7

free agents, and the Mets perspective, but they are intertwined here. We're starting to hear some rumors about the Mets being involved in Devin Williams. The Yankees maybe wanted to retain Devin Williams. If Edwin Diaz is out there, why wouldn't the Yankees make a play for him? Alonzo has come up. Obviously, Bellinger, and that's where I want to start because the Yankee side of me says they have to bring back Belanger. We talked a lot about that yesterday. But he's also the perfect fit for the Mets. So why should we, from a Mets perspective, expect or accept anything less than going all in to get a guy who would also be a perfect fit for you? I don't disagree. I mean, Bellinger's name, you and I have been throwing this out, kind of loosely, to be fair, you know, going back over the summer, like, man, wouldn't Bellinger be a good fit for the Mets?

1:15.0

I mean, of course, you know, my mind saying, I hope it doesn't happen.

1:17.6

You wanted them to get them a couple years ago.

1:19.4

I did.

1:19.6

And I was like, nah, I don't want any part of them, especially then.

1:22.3

I did. you know, Bellinger allows, I mean, both teams to really operate in a way where I think that if, where they can have a solid, solid offseason. I don't like what the Yankees do with Grisham. That's well on the record, not to revisit that right now. But like by getting Bellinger in Queens, well, now you upgrade Santa Feal, which is, which was horrid last year. You could put him at first, that Pete bounces. Like, to me, he's so, we talk about his versatility on defense, but his versatility, which is true, but his defense, and his versatility, allows both teams to build their roster out in a very reassuring way.

2:02.0

You know what I mean?

2:02.6

Yes.

2:03.0

Well, that's what I'm saying.

2:03.8

Now we have another offseason where last year was all about the big new shiny toy,

2:07.6

the most expensive toy in the land with Juan Soto when it was direct head-to-head Yankees Mets.

2:14.4

We've been down this road before with Yamamoto or maybe Sasaki, whatever has happened, but I think we're here again and it didn't feel like that initially because there's just a thought, well, Bellinger wants to be back with the Yankees, which I still do believe. But hey, money talks. And if the Blue Jays are going to be in on him or whatever other teams want to be in on Belanger, well, then why can't the Mets go pedal to the medal and try to get Bellinger?

2:35.5

Or vice versa with the Yankees.

2:49.5

Why can't they? We mentioned Devin Williams that it seems like both teams are interested in Devin Williams, at least to a certain extent. Mets are legit interested in Williams. Maybe the Yankees trying to revisit the idea of bringing him back. There have been some reports on that. well then what about Diaz?

2:50.4

What about Alonzo?

2:51.7

If the Yankees need a first baseman,

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