Now here's Frank Scott and Chris.

After a long negotiation, Cody Bellinger is headed back to the Yankees.

Welcome into an emergency edition of Fantasy Baseball today on Wednesday, January 21st.

I am Frank Stanfield, joined by Chris Towers.

Cody Bellinger is going back to the Yankees on a five-year 162.5 million dollar deal.

That includes opt-outs after years two and three, plus a $20 million signing bonus,

and a full no trade clause.

Chris, this is not terribly shocking news.

We know there was negotiating back and forth.

Scott Boris and Bellinger wanted seven years.

That offer was just never out there, and ultimately winds up back with the Yankees.

And this always felt like the best landing spot for Cody Bellinger's fantasy value.

Yeah, absolutely. We saw it last year. He dramatically outperformed his expected stats in a way that felt more sustainable than

when he did it with the Cubs. Playing a Yankee Stadium, obviously, for a left-handed pool

hitter is a very, very good place to be. Cody Bellinger is no longer an elite power

hitter in terms of the quality of contact he generates, but he has become a very

good contact hitter who has good bat control, hits the ball of the pole side in the air consistently

last season, a second highest of his career, 24.7%.

I don't think you necessarily expect 29 homers from him again. And there have been enough nagging

injuries over the past few years that, you know, expecting 152 games again is probably not

a safe assumption. But now that he's back with the Yankees, I think that secures the floor

for Cody Ballinger. It's a very good lineup. Remember, for all the hand-wringing about the Yankees,

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