Cody Bellinger is entering free agency for the third time in four seasons. He opted out of his final season with the Cubs last year, and he’s now doing the same with the Yankees, putting the San Diego Padres squarely in the rumor mill again.
It will be interesting to see if Bellinger is able to secure a long-term deal this offseason, after failing to do so in previous years. He is coming off his best season since 2019, when he won the NL MVP, and his second most valuable season of his career, but at 30 years old, he'll also likely be looking for significant money as he enters the second half of his career.