In my offseason “Cubs free agent target” series I wrote about my desire to see Cody Bellinger in a Cubs uniform — not once, but twice.
While Bellinger has been mostly broken offensively the last couple of years, largely due to injuries, he is still an elite defensive center fielder and the Cubs were one of the worst teams in baseball in center field defense the last couple of years.
Now, they’ll be trying Bellinger there, at least for 2023:
Outfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a one-year, $17.