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Los Angeles Dodgers non-tender former NL MVP Cody Bellinger


Cody Bellinger

From NL MVP in 2019 to no bidding in 2022
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Before the start of the 2021 season, Dodgers quarterback/first player Cody Bellinger was considered one of the best baseball players on planet Earth. In his three full seasons with LA before 2021, he won NL Rookie of the Year, NL MVP and broke 111 home runs. 2020 hasn’t been the best season for Bellinger, but he still scored 112 OPS-plus, and that’s a 60-game season, you know? Nothing felt right that year. We’re just setting aside any poor games from that season and hoping it will ease when normal baseball resumes in 2021. However, things are only going to get worse. more since then.

In the 239 regular season games since then, Bellinger has 0.193/.256/.355, good for 0.611 OPS or 64 OPS or more. He is still related to the Dodgers thanks to his solid defense, but his attacking prowess seems to be far behind him. That’s why it’s no surprise that Los Angeles no bidding that is was once a beloved child, making Bellinger a free agent for the first time in his career.

Bellinger is approaching his final year as a referee in 2023 and is expected to earn between $18 and $20 million. That price for a player at a sub-substitute level for the past two seasons is clearly a hefty price, a price the Dodgers can afford – Iord knew they had enough money to make such a move and still win 100 games next season — but it wasn’t worth it in their eyes.

That said, I find it hard to believe LA will let you go in silence. Even though there are three of their top five future and four of their top ten are likely to play outside, plus James Outman, the Dodgers have been keeping a close eye on Bellinger, playing him in 144 games in 2022 even though he’s underpowered. Their only suitable central school alternative at the moment is the utility man Chris Taylor, Trayce Thompson and possibly Mookie Betts, none of them play center at the level Bellinger does. There are also free agents like Brandon Nimmo and Kevin Kiermaier, but Nimmo is expensive and not a great defender. In contrast, Kiermaier just Bellinger with slightly better averages, less power, and higher base steal. Dodgers appreciate Bellinger’s defense and rely on The initial reaction we’ve seen from other teams, fan bases and executives, remains the belief that Belli could turn his fighting career around, hokey pokey style.

Although Los Angeles does not want to pay Bellinger he was set to make money, Dodgers can still outbid any team on the market for him. I doubt anyone would be willing to pay that price as Bellinger produced or lacked it for the past two seasons, so he could return to Chavez Ravine..

The Dodgers are on track to do a lot of work this season, mostly with their starting rotation and stables – which are still looking for a legitimate finish if Blake Treinen doesn’t return to glory. before next year. With that in mind, Bellinger’s arbitration price was too expensive to bear. Are some teams overpaying in hopes of catching Bellinger’s 2019 lightning bolt in a bottle? Maybe, but if not, the Dodgers should be the most likely candidate to sign a left-hander. He has been respected in the clubhouse and fills a huge defensive need.

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