Speaking on BNNY, SNY insider Andy Martino didn’t hesitate when asked whether Cody Bellinger or Kyle Tucker is more likely to land in Queens. “I would say Bellinger, for sure,” Martino said, explaining why Tucker simply doesn’t align with what the Mets are trying to build defensively after moving on from Brandon Nimmo.

Martino argued that Tucker’s defensive profile doesn’t fit the Mets’ revamped outfield plan. “Tucker doesn’t work for the Mets… he’s an average to perhaps above-average defender at a corner,” he said, adding that signing him would force New York to “put him in right and move Juan Soto to left, which would be suboptimal, to say the least.”

He also questioned the contract implications, noting how the Mets are trying to avoid repeating past mistakes. “You just got out of an o

See Full Page