Reports: 2019 NL MVP Bellinger agrees to one-year $17.5M deal with Cubs
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to signal outfielder Cody Bellinger to a one-year $17.5 million contract, per the New York Post‘s Jon Heyman and ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
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Bellinger gained the 2017 NL Rookie of the Year award and the 2019 NL MVP with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 27-year-old has spent all six of his years within the majors with the Dodgers and have become a free agent after the staff rejected to tender his contract for 2023.
In 2022, Bellinger hit .210 with 19 house runs and 68 RBI — he additionally stole 14 bases.
The two-time all-star suffered a drop-off in manufacturing after his MVP season. In 295 video games between 2020 and 2022, he had .648 OPS — down from .928 in his first three years.
He joins a Cubs staff that completed third within the NL Central with a 74-88 document in 2022.
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