2022 Stats
AVG
.210
HR
19
RBI
68
R
70
SB
14
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks

Signing with Cubs
Bellinger agreed to a one-year, $17.5 million contract with the Cubs on Tuesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old wasn't tendered a contract by the Dodgers for 2023, and he was courted by multiple clubs before he ultimately decided to join the Cubs. Bellinger is well removed from the production of his MVP campaign in 2019 and had a .210/.265/.389 slash line in 144 games last season, though his strong defense in center field should keep him in the lineup in 2023 even if he doesn't bounce back at the plate.
The 27-year-old wasn't tendered a contract by the Dodgers for 2023, and he was courted by multiple clubs before he ultimately decided to join the Cubs. Bellinger is well removed from the production of his MVP campaign in 2019 and had a .210/.265/.389 slash line in 144 games last season, though his strong defense in center field should keep him in the lineup in 2023 even if he doesn't bounce back at the plate.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+31%
OPS vs RHP
2022
+17%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .529 | 330 | 5 | 31 | .185 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | .691 | 804 | 35 | 102 | .209 | ||||
2022vs Left | .583 | 160 | 2 | 20 | .213 | ||||
2022vs Right | .684 | 390 | 17 | 48 | .209 | ||||
2021vs Left | .383 | 96 | 1 | 4 | .116 | ||||
2021vs Right | .601 | 254 | 9 | 32 | .183 | ||||
2020vs Left | .597 | 74 | 2 | 7 | .209 | ||||
2020vs Right | .854 | 160 | 9 | 22 | .252 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+28%
OPS at Home
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+43%
OPS at Home
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Since 2020Home | .734 | 538 | 22 | 72 | .224 | ||||
Since 2020Away | .573 | 605 | 19 | 62 | .184 | ||||
2022Home | .778 | 263 | 12 | 41 | .243 | ||||
2022Away | .543 | 287 | 7 | 27 | .181 | ||||
2021Home | .662 | 162 | 7 | 22 | .189 | ||||
2021Away | .440 | 188 | 3 | 14 | .145 | ||||
2020Home | .731 | 113 | 3 | 9 | .229 | ||||
2020Away | .836 | 130 | 9 | 21 | .248 | ||||
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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
0.25BB Rate
6.9%K Rate
27.3%BABIP
.255ISO
.179AVG
.210OBP
.265SLG
.389OPS
.654wOBA
.286Exit Velocity
89.4 mphHard Hit Rate
34.4%Barrels/PA
5.5%Expected BA
.213Expected SLG
.354Sprint Speed
21.5 ft/secGround Ball %
35.6%Line Drive %
17.2%Fly Ball %
47.2%Advanced Batting Stats
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Bellinger has had a unique career trajectory to date. He was worth 15.3 fWAR, hit 111 home runs, stole 39 bases and won an NL MVP by the end of his age-23/24 season. Since then, he has hit .195/.278/.364 with 22 home runs and nine steals while being worth 0.4 fWAR over his last 151 games (2020-2021). He dealt with rib and hamstring injuries late last season and dealt with a calf injury in the spring that ended up getting re-diagnosed as a fractured fibula, which sidelined him for almost two months from early April to late May. Even prior to the calf/fibula injury, Bellinger was returning from November 2020 surgery to repair a dislocated right shoulder. There's no sugarcoating how bad Bellinger was in 2021, but it's hard to say what percentage of that poor performance can simply be blamed on the injuries he dealt with. Bellinger no longer carries first-base eligibility and doesn't turn 27 until July. He has gone outside the first 100 picks in many early NFBC drafts, which could end up looking like a massive bargain, although it requires a small leap of faith to make that pick on draft day.
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Non-tendered by Dodgers
The Dodgers declined to tender Bellinger a contract for 2023 on Friday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Remains on bench
Bellinger remains out of the lineup for Game 4 of the NLDS against the Padres on Saturday.
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On bench as expected
Bellinger will sit for Game 3 of the NLDS against the Padres on Friday as expected.
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Exiting lineup in Game 3
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Bellinger won't start Friday in Game 3 of the National League Division Series matchup with the Padres, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
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Goes deep in finale
Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a 6-1 victory against Colorado on Wednesday.
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