Who should the Yankees get rid of when Cody Bellinger comes back?

Aug 22, 2026 6:35 AM

Cody Bellinger is expected to be back on either Sunday or Tuesday after a couple of AAA rehab starts under his belt

Should the Yankees either send down Spencer Jones, send down the recently called up Max Schuemann, or DFA Amed Rosario?

If it makes sense positionally, I would send down Schuemann and have Jose Caballero be the every day 3rd baseman until Ryan McMahon is back off the IL

If they don’t want to send down Schuemann because they want a backup infielder, then DFA Amed Rosario, even if he’s beloved in the locker room and the king of vibes. Rosario simply isn’t hitting left-handed pitching this season which is his main job and is a horrid defender. Rosario hit 2nd in the lineup last night against the Blue Jays against a lefty opener, walked and was instantly lifted for a pinch runner in Jazz Chisholm Jr.

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The last thing I would want to do is send down Spencer Jones who’s been scorching hot with back-to-back games with home runs, outstanding speed, and surprisingly really good production against left-handed pitching.

We can’t watch daily Heliot Ramos at bats anymore, let Spencer have those AB’s against righties until Aaron Judge is back sometime in September

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