Cody Bellinger
28-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.250
HR
0
RBI
1
R
0
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The 2019 National League MVP was non-tendered by the Dodgers after the 2022 season and subsequently joined the Cubs on a one-year, $17.5 million deal, and he revitalized his career in the Windy City. Bellinger missed a month during the first half with a knee issue but still played in 130 games, making 81 starts in center field and 44 at first base. He delivered strong counting stats with 26 homers, 20 steals, 97 RBI, 95 runs and a .307/.356/.525 slash line while cutting his strikeout rate nearly 12 percentage points to 15.6 percent. However, he had a career-best .319 BABIP to go along with career worsts in barrel rate (6.1 percent) and hard-hit rate (31.4 percent), which led to a .270 xBA and .437 xSLG, all of which indicates some fortunate results for Bellinger in 2023. That being said, those expected figures would still be significant improvements on his ugly numbers from the previous two years. He'll turn 29 years old in July and should be a solid middle-of-the-order bat in 2024, but fantasy managers shouldn't expect a repeat of 2023 given his underlying numbers. Read Past Outlooks
Slated for spring debut Wednesday
Bellinger will make his Cactus League debut at designated hitter Wednesday against the Angels, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
He'll then progress to playing the field Friday or Saturday. Bellinger is a bit behind schedule this spring after re-signing with the Cubs a little over a week ago, but he still has plenty of time to prep for Opening Day. The 28-year-old is likely to see most of his action in center field this season, with starts at first base also being a possibility.
He'll then progress to playing the field Friday or Saturday. Bellinger is a bit behind schedule this spring after re-signing with the Cubs a little over a week ago, but he still has plenty of time to prep for Opening Day. The 28-year-old is likely to see most of his action in center field this season, with starts at first base also being a possibility.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+5%
OPS vs LHP
2024
-100%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .795 | 343 | 12 | 56 | .278 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .756 | 768 | 33 | 110 | .249 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | .900 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Left | .984 | 183 | 10 | 36 | .337 | ||||
2023vs Right | .830 | 373 | 16 | 61 | .291 | ||||
2022vs Left | .583 | 160 | 2 | 20 | .213 | ||||
2022vs Right | .684 | 390 | 17 | 48 | .209 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+20%
OPS at Home
2024
-100%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .841 | 540 | 26 | 90 | .273 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .700 | 571 | 19 | 76 | .244 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | .900 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||||
2023Home | .902 | 277 | 14 | 49 | .302 | ||||
2023Away | .860 | 279 | 12 | 48 | .311 | ||||
2022Home | .778 | 263 | 12 | 41 | .243 | ||||
2022Away | .543 | 287 | 7 | 27 | .181 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Cody Bellinger compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.46BB Rate
7.2%K Rate
15.6%BABIP
.319ISO
.218AVG
.307OBP
.356SLG
.525OPS
.881wOBA
.377Exit Velocity
87.9 mphHard Hit Rate
29.3%Barrels/PA
4.7%Expected BA
.268Expected SLG
.434Sprint Speed
22.0 ft/secGround Ball %
35.8%Line Drive %
20.8%Fly Ball %
43.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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No trade protection in deal
Bellinger's three-year, $80 million contract with the Cubs doesn't include a no-trade clause, per Buster Olney of ESPN.
ANALYSIS
The deal does include player opt-outs after both the 2024 and 2025 campaigns, so it makes sense it doesn't also have trade protection. Bellinger enjoyed a resurgent year with the Cubs last season with 26 homers, 20 steals and a .307/.356/.525 slash line and will be a key piece of their lineup for at least one more campaign.
The deal does include player opt-outs after both the 2024 and 2025 campaigns, so it makes sense it doesn't also have trade protection. Bellinger enjoyed a resurgent year with the Cubs last season with 26 homers, 20 steals and a .307/.356/.525 slash line and will be a key piece of their lineup for at least one more campaign.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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While his 2022 constituted a bounce-back to a degree, it wasn't enough as Bellinger was non-tendered by the Dodgers in November just three years after he won National League MVP. It's a dramatic fall from grace but should also serve as a reminder of just how incredibly difficult it is to not only achieve success but sustain success at the highest level of professional baseball. His strikeout rate was high when he first broke into the majors (when he won NL Rookie of the Year), but he's been unable to overcome the swing-and-miss in recent seasons. Bellinger lost patience as his struggles mounted and failed to hit for the kind of rate power we saw earlier in his career. Still just 27 years old, Bellinger can run (14 steals last season) but has to be considered a laborious reclamation project at this point since even the Dodgers -- the best team in the game in terms of development -- weren't able to fix him. The Cubs brought him in on a one-year, $17.5 million deal to open the year as their starting center fielder.
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Returns to Cubs on three-year deal
Bellinger agreed to a three-year, $80 million contract with the Cubs on Sunday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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No real negotiations with Cubs yet
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said Monday that there have been "some discussions" with Bellinger's agent, Scott Boras, but it hasn't evolved into a "negotiation" yet, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Officially declines mutual option
Bellinger declined his end of a $12.5 million mutual option with the Cubs on Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Takes seat Sunday
Bellinger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game at Milwaukee.
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Tallies three hits in loss
Bellinger went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to Atlanta.
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