The Cubs signed Cody Bellinger to a one-year, $17.5 million deal

The activity in the free agency of the Major League Baseball (MLB) is at a thousand an hour this offseason, and among the most prominent announcements this Tuesday, is the hiring of Cody Bellinger by the Chicago Cubs.

The first to announce the news was the renowned ESPN journalist, Jeff Passan, who in his report added that the contract, which has not yet been made official by the club, would be for one season, at a rate of $17.5 million.

Bellinger, 29, has played 6 seasons in the Major Leagues, all for los angeles dodgerswith whom he was crowned champion of the World Series in 2020, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays.

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The center fielder had his best season in 2019, when he was named Most valuable Player of the National League (MVP for its acronym in English), after a stupendous campaign in which he hit 47 home runs, 170 unstoppables, 34 doubles, 3 triples, 115 runs produced, with a .305 batting average, and an OPS of 1.035 .

In his career he has been selected 2 times to the All-Star Game, (2017 and 2019), once MVP of the National League, once MVP of the Championship Series, once All MLB first team, Rookie of the Year in 2017, a Gold Glove once, Silver Slugger once, and once hit for the cycle.

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However, since his MVP campaign, his numbers have dropped drastically, so much so that in the last 3 seasons, he has a .203 batting average, a .648 OPS and a combined total of 41 home runs.

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