{"id":150262,"date":"2022-12-07T00:58:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T00:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cubs-cody-bellinger-reach-1-year-17-5m-deal\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T00:58:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T00:58:09","slug":"cubs-cody-bellinger-reach-1-year-17-5m-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cubs-cody-bellinger-reach-1-year-17-5m-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs, Cody Bellinger reach 1-year, $17.5M deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Outfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a one-year, $17.5 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Bellinger continued to provide Gold Glove-caliber defense in center field for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, in addition to plus speed on the bases, but he continued to struggle offensively.<\/p>\n<p>He was named the National League&#8217;s Most Valuable Player after a 2019 season in which he batted .305\/.406\/.629 with 47 home runs, 115 RBIs and 15 stolen bases while being worth 7.7 FanGraphs wins above replacement.  Since then, though, Bellinger has batted just .203\/.272\/.376 over a stretch of 295 regular-season games.  His .648 OPS from 2020 to 2022 ranked 299th out of the 338 qualified hitters during that stretch.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a really good fit from a perspective of it is great defense, great base running, left-handed bat with the potential to have an uptick offensively,&#8221; Cubs manager David Ross said Tuesday from the winter meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Bellinger ventured into the free agent market a year early after he was non-tendered by the Dodgers following the 2022 season.  He had been due to make in the neighborhood of $18 million in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs are attempting a quick retooling of their roster after saying goodbye to stars Kyle Schwarber, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez in recent years.  Bellinger provides them a solid glove in center while he attempts to recoup his value at the plate.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s likely viewed as a placeholder for prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong &#8212; the player they got from the New York Mets for Baez in 2021. If the Cubs field a contending team, Bellinger could help them return to the postseason for the first time since 2018 . If they struggle &#8212; and Bellinger is performing &#8212; he could be traded at the July deadline as the team makes way for Crow-Armstrong.  If he continues to struggle, the Cubs will have wasted $17.5 million &#8212; but at least it would be for just one season.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, Bellinger&#8217;s agent, Scott Boras, said he was fielding multiyear offers for Bellinger but wanted a one-year deal so he could reenter free agency after the 2023 season, hopefully after a better performance than in recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Bellinger&#8217;s batting average plummeted to .165 in 2021. Last season he hit .210 with 19 home runs in 144 games for a Dodgers team that set a franchise record with 111 wins.<\/p>\n<p>In six MLB seasons, all with Los Angeles, Bellinger has a career .248 batting average with 152 home runs, 422 RBIs and 62 stolen bases.  The two-time All-Star selection was NL Rookie of the Year in 2017 and NLCS MVP in 2018, and won a World Series ring in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><em>ESPN&#8217;s Alden Gonzalez and The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a one-year, $17.5 million contract, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan on Tuesday. 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Once finalized by the team, the 2019 NL MVP will be a free agent. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz had projected Bellinger for an $18.1MM salary if tendered. It's not a surprising decision at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":150246,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/former-nl-mvp-cody-bellinger-signs-with-cubs-per-reports\/","url_meta":{"origin":150262,"position":5},"title":"Former NL MVP Cody Bellinger signs with Cubs, per reports","date":"December 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Getty Images The Chicago Cubs have made their first splash of the offseason. The Cubs have agreed to a one-year contract worth $17.5 million with former NL MVP Cody Bellinger, reports the New York Post. The team has not yet confirmed the news. 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