There’s a lot of intrigue about how the New York Yankees will elect to improve their infield for the 2025 season.

The assumption is that New York is content to move on from Gleyber Torres and Anthony Rizzo, which means that two of their four infield positions from last season have become available.

One question that needs answering is whether the Yankees will elect to move Jazz Chisholm Jr. to second base (which is his natural position) or keep him at third, which is where he played for New York after getting traded to the Bronx.

Regardless of where Chisholm ends up, the Yankees will still have a hole at first base.

It’s no secret that they’ve been pursuing a trade for Chicago Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger in recent days, and would likely put him at first base if the trade went through.

However, a December 17 X post from USA Today’s Bob Nightengale suggests that the Yankees may be switching gears.

“While the New York Yankees are at a stalemate with the Chicago Cubs for OF/1B Cody Bellinger, they have turned their attention to the first-base market.
They are engaged in talks with 4 free-agent first basemen: Pete Alonso, Christian Walker, Carlos Santana and Paul Goldschmidt,” Nightengale wrote.

While the New York Yankees are at a stalemate with the Chicago Cubs for OF/1B Cody Bellinger, they have turned their attention to the first-base market.
They are engaged in talks with 4 free-agent first basemen: Pete Alonso, Christian Walker, Carlos Santana and Paul Goldschmidt.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 17, 2024

It’s no surprise that the Yankees are showing interest in these four first basemen, as they’ve been linked to Alonso, Walker, and Goldschmidt multiple times over the past few months.

While this doesn’t necessarily mean the Yankees are giving up on the Bellinger deal, it shows that they aren’t dead-set on making him the first baseman of their future.