Is Cody Bellinger one-year wonder that launches Next Great Cubs Team?

Cody Bellinger will play for the Cubs next year for $17.5 million. The decision might have more to do with the direction of the rebuild than the big free agent signings of Dansby Swanson and Jameson Taillon.

Cody Bellinger signed a one-year contract with the Cubs for $17.5 million. Bellerck was released by the Dodgers after two underachieving seasons. He is a 2019 MVP and has played for the first three years of his big-league career. The Cubs are rebuilding after back-to-back losing seasons and low attendance. They have a sagging TV viewership and a roster with many question marks. Dansby Swanson and Jameson Taillon signed seven- and four-years contracts worth $245 million combined.

Bellinger signed a one-year contract with the Cubs. He suffered a dislocated shoulder celebrating a homer slamming forearms with a teammate during the 2020 playoffs. Bellinger has been doing more body-specific workouts. If he stays healthy, the ban on infield shifts should favor a comeback for the pull hitter in 2023. The change-of-scenery can't hurt. It's just that one new voice that can click something for you. Carter Hawkins, general manager of the Chicago Cubs, says. "A player like that, obviously, who’s had so much success in his early career, that talent is still there."

Both sides are making a $17.5 million bet on Cody Bellinger. The payoff could be dramatic enough to reset an All-Star career back onto a lucrative long-term track for Bellingers and for the Cubs.

Cody Bellinger is being traded at the deadline. Bellingers bat played well before the injury and decline after the. He is feeling good and confident right now. The last two years have been tough for Bellingser mentally.