MLB Rumors: 3 Yankees Free Agent Targets This Winter

November 04, 2025 , , ,
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker celebrates during 2025 game.

The New York Yankees free agent targets board is going to steer the whole winter, and you can feel it already. 

If they land one of the big bats, everything else falls into place. Miss on the top tier and you’re piecing the lineup together again by February. 

Let’s talk through the three names that keep coming up around the Bronx and why each one makes real sense.

Kyle Tucker

If you’re wishing for a Soto sequel, this is the closest thing on the market. 

Tucker brings a lefty swing that plays to the short porch, real on-base skills, and steady defense in right or left. Slide him next to Aaron Judge and you instantly change the shape of the order. 

The cost will be massive, but you’re paying for prime years and a two-way profile that ages well. If the Yankees miss here, Cody Bellinger’s price probably climbs, so the timing of Tucker’s decision matters.

Cody Bellinger

Bellinger already showed he can live in New York and be productive. 

He covers all three outfield spots, can handle first base, runs the bases, and gives you lefty thump without clogging the roster. Bring him back and you buy flexibility for Ben Rice and Jasson Domínguez while protecting against injuries. 

He won’t be cheap, but the fit is clean, and the floor is higher than most alternatives if the Tucker chase turns into a bidding war.

Josh Naylor

If the Yankees want impact without the decade-long commitment, Naylor is the value play. 

He’s a tough at-bat from the left side with contact, damage, and edge, and he stabilizes first base while letting Rice float between catcher, first, and DH. You don’t get Tucker’s ceiling, but you also don’t tie up the budget for ten years. For a club that still needs bullpen help, that flexibility matters.

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