Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger cambiará de aires para la temporada 2023 de la MLB, pues el jardinero llegó a un acuerdo por un año con los Chicago Cubs, ...

El dos veces ganador del premio Cy Young deja los Mets de Nueva York después de nueve temporadas, las últimas dos acortadas por lesiones. El as de la agencia libre Jacob deGrom y los Rangers de Texas acordaron el viernes un contrato por cinco años y 185 millones de dólares. El ex Jugador Más Valioso de la Liga Nacional habría firmado un contrato de 17.5 millones de dólares y un año con los Cubs, equipo que

Outfielder Cody Bellinger, who has struggled for the Dodgers since his 2019 MVP season, has reached a $17.5 million deal with the Cubs, sources told ESPN.

If he continues to struggle, the Cubs will have wasted $17.5 million -- but at least it would be for just one season. If the Cubs field a contending team, Bellinger could help them return to the postseason for the first time since 2018. Bellinger provides them a solid glove in center while he attempts to recoup his value at the plate. If they struggle -- and Bellinger is performing -- he could be traded at the July deadline as the team makes way for Crow-Armstrong. He had been due to make in the neighborhood of $18 million in 2023. He was named the National League'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.

SAN DIEGO -- Cubs manager David Ross was doing a segment on MLB Network on Tuesday afternoon when news broke that free-agent center fielder Cody Bellinger ...

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Banking on a big comeback, the Chicago Cubs signed former MVP Cody Bellinger to a one-year contract.

He hit .165 in 2021 and .210 in 2022, convincing the Dodgers not to tender him a contract. But teams remember the 6'4" left-handed hitter as a two-time All-Star, Rookie of the Year, and Championship Series MVP, as well as the league MVP just three years ago, when he led the NL with 351 total bases. With so much room to spare before triggering the luxury threshold tax, signing Swanson could still make sense. Bellinger, capable at both first base and the outfield, hit 47 home runs for the Dodgers in 2019, when he won the MVP trophy. But when Trea Turner signed an 11-year, $300 million pact with Philadelphia Monday, the asking price went up for the other three: Swanson, Carlos Correa, and Xander Bogaerts. After their surprise 2016 world championship ended a drought that lasted 108 years, the Cubs have not reached the World Series again.

Bellinger was non-tendered by the Dodgers after the 2022 season.

[FanGraphs estimates the team's competitive balance tax payroll at $160.2 million with Bellinger](https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/payroll/cubs), well south of the $233 million penalty threshold. The NL Central is a winnable division, so with the right offseason moves and positive development from incumbent players, there's no reason the Cubs can't be in the mix for a division title in 2023. The [Los Angeles Dodgers](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/LAD/los-angeles-dodgers/) non-tendered Bellinger last month rather than pay him $18 million or so through arbitration. [Chicago Cubs](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/CHC/chicago-cubs/) have made their first splash of the offseason. Bellinger's defense means he'll never be a total zero and Chicago can give him a very long leash to see whether he can figure things out, and get back to being the player he was a few years ago. The Cubs have agreed to a one-year contract worth $17.5 million with former NL MVP [Cody Bellinger](/mlb/players/2165919/cody-bellinger/), our Jim Bowden confirms.

The Cubs are signing 2019 National League MVP Cody Bellinger to a one-year, $17.5 million deal, per multiple reports.

Bellinger also had a tying, three-run homer against the [Atlanta Braves](https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/atlanta-braves-team) in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series. [ Major League Baseball](/stories/mlb/what-trea-turners-11-year-deal-means-for-phillies-dodgers) [ Major League Baseball](/stories/mlb/aaron-judge-visits-buccaneers-saints-game-chats-with-tom-brady) [ Major League Baseball](/stories/mlb/mlb-winter-meetings-7-10-teams-vying-for-correa-bogaerts-and-swanson) [ Major League Baseball](/stories/mlb/dodgers-clayton-kershaw-at-peace-prioritizing-team-over-contract) They went on to defeat the Bellinger was limited to 95 games during the 2021 regular season when he was on the injured list three times and batted .165. Bellinger has a .203 batting average and .648 on-base-plus-slugging percentage since 2020; he hit just .210 over 144 games in 2022 with 19 home runs and 68 RBIs. He also won NL Rookie of the Year in 2017, helping the Dodgers that season to their first pennant in 29 years. [San Francisco Giants](https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants-team). [San Diego Padres](https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/san-diego-padres-team) in the 2022 National League Division Series. [MLB](https://www.foxsports.com/mlb) career with the [Los Angeles Dodgers](https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers-team), playing in three World Series and winning it all in 2020.

Left-handed hitting and center field were among the Cubs' greatest needs this winter, certainly the latter with top prospects Brennen Davis and Alexander ...

And along with his bat, Bellinger is known as a good defender and baserunner. "I remember when he first got into the league, first base, smooth hands. He’s got a track record of a lot of success and dynamic defense. He put together a stellar 2019, winning NL MVP after hitting .305/.406/.629 with 47 home runs and 115 RBIs for the Dodgers. Over the last two seasons, he holds a .193/.256/.355 slash line with 29 homers and 104 RBIs in 239 games. He spent his first six seasons with Los Angeles and burst onto the scene in 2017, when he earned NL Rookie of the Year, was named an All-Star and finished ninth in NL MVP voting.

La noticia fue anunciada al aire en MLB Network, mientras el mánager de Chicago se encontraba en el estudio.

[pic.twitter.com/9oFnjo6593] [December 6, 2022] Sabes, no ha tenido el éxito que tuvo al principio, pero definitivamente tiene mucho potencial para ser un gran jugador”, comentó Ross al aire. "Tiene un historial de mucho éxito y defensa dinámica.