Cubs center fielder and first baseman Cody Bellinger experienced a bit of a career renaissance in 2023.
After largely being written off following back-to-back duds in 2021 and ’22, Bellinger dazzled with a .307/.356/.525 slashline, 26 home runs and 97 RBIs with Chicago. In an attempt to cash in on his rejuvenation at the age of 28, Bellinger declined a $25 million option for ’24 and became a free agent.
On Wednesday afternoon, Jon Heyman of The New York Post named two leaders in the Bellinger sweepstakes as December nears its midpoint.
