Bellinger remains a Cub
Feb 28 2024
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs
NEWS: Chicago agreed to terms with OF/1B Cody Bellinger to a 3-year, $80 million contract.
IMPACT: High
BHQ SPIN: After a long stalemate, Chicago and Bellinger finally found a compromise, agreeing to a deal that includes three guaranteed years but is also relatively front-loaded and contains opt-outs following the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The signing does not affect Bellinger’s playing time outlook since he had been projected to be a regular wherever he signed, but it does have significant downstream effects on the rest of Chicago’s roster, especially because Bellinger can play both in the outfield and at first base. Before the trade, we had been anticipating that Michael Busch and Patrick Wisdom would...
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