Cody Bellinger took his time re-signing with the Yankees last winter. From the moment the season ended to when he inked his five-year, $162 million deal, it felt like a slogfest for the player represented by Scott Boras, who will do whatever he can to get his guys the most money possible. The Yankees knew they were getting a good player . What they couldn't have imagined is that Bellinger has a shot at swinging an even more solid stick than he did last year. A lot has been made of Trent Grisham's underlying metrics and why he should eventually return to where he was last season, but the same is true for Bellinger, who is already having a good year. Cody Bellinger comes through with two huge insurance runs 💪 pic.twitter.com/dB9rSUoOlB — MLB (@MLB) May 6, 2026 As of Thursday morning, Bellinger has a 90th-percentile .383 xwOBA, 91st-percentile .295 xBA, 84th-percentile .487 xSLG, a 91st-percentile 41.8% launch-angle sweet-spot rate, and a 94th-percentile 35.2% square- up rate.…