Cody Bellinger
28-Year-Old
10-Day IL
Injury Ribs
Est. Return 5/4/2024
2024 Stats
AVG
.226
HR
5
RBI
17
R
10
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The 2019 National League MVP was non-tendered by the Dodgers after the 2022 season and subsequently joined the Cubs on a one-year, $17.5 million deal, and he revitalized his career in the Windy City. Bellinger missed a month during the first half with a knee issue but still played in 130 games, making 81 starts in center field and 44 at first base. He delivered strong counting stats with 26 homers, 20 steals, 97 RBI, 95 runs and a .307/.356/.525 slash line while cutting his strikeout rate nearly 12 percentage points to 15.6 percent. However, he had a career-best .319 BABIP to go along with career worsts in barrel rate (6.1 percent) and hard-hit rate (31.4 percent), which led to a .270 xBA and .437 xSLG, all of which indicates some fortunate results for Bellinger in 2023. That being said, those expected figures would still be significant improvements on his ugly numbers from the previous two years. He'll turn 29 years old in July and should be a solid middle-of-the-order bat in 2024, but fantasy managers shouldn't expect a repeat of 2023 given his underlying numbers. Read Past Outlooks
Lands on IL with rib fractures
Cubs manager Craig Counsell confirmed that Bellinger has been placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right rib fractures, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Bellinger was removed from Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Astros with what the team had labeled as a right rib contusion, after initial X-rays had returned negative. However, after Bellinger was sent in for a CT scan earlier Wednesday, he was found to have suffered two fractures, and he'll now be forced to miss at least the next week and a half while he heals up from the injury, according to Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune. The Cubs called up Pete Crow-Armstrong from Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move, and he could end up serving as the primary replacement for Bellinger in center field if Counsell wants to prioritize defense over offense.
Bellinger was removed from Tuesday's 7-2 win over the Astros with what the team had labeled as a right rib contusion, after initial X-rays had returned negative. However, after Bellinger was sent in for a CT scan earlier Wednesday, he was found to have suffered two fractures, and he'll now be forced to miss at least the next week and a half while he heals up from the injury, according to Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune. The Cubs called up Pete Crow-Armstrong from Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move, and he could end up serving as the primary replacement for Bellinger in center field if Counsell wants to prioritize defense over offense.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+27%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .802 | 364 | 13 | 60 | .282 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .752 | 839 | 37 | 122 | .244 | ||||
2024vs Left | .905 | 21 | 1 | 4 | .333 | ||||
2024vs Right | .713 | 76 | 4 | 13 | .190 | ||||
2023vs Left | .984 | 183 | 10 | 36 | .337 | ||||
2023vs Right | .830 | 373 | 16 | 61 | .291 | ||||
2022vs Left | .583 | 160 | 2 | 20 | .213 | ||||
2022vs Right | .684 | 390 | 17 | 48 | .209 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+23%
OPS at Home
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+55%
OPS at Home
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Since 2022Home | .849 | 583 | 30 | 100 | .274 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .691 | 620 | 20 | 82 | .239 | ||||
2024Home | .939 | 43 | 4 | 10 | .282 | ||||
2024Away | .607 | 54 | 1 | 7 | .178 | ||||
2023Home | .902 | 277 | 14 | 49 | .302 | ||||
2023Away | .860 | 279 | 12 | 48 | .311 | ||||
2022Home | .778 | 263 | 12 | 41 | .243 | ||||
2022Away | .543 | 287 | 7 | 27 | .181 | ||||
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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
0.73BB Rate
11.3%K Rate
15.5%BABIP
.215ISO
.214AVG
.226OBP
.320SLG
.440OPS
.760wOBA
.318Exit Velocity
88.7 mphHard Hit Rate
30.0%Barrels/PA
7.2%Expected BA
.234Expected SLG
.464Sprint Speed
21.6 ft/secGround Ball %
27.1%Line Drive %
14.3%Fly Ball %
58.6%Advanced Batting Stats
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
No trade protection in deal
Bellinger's three-year, $80 million contract with the Cubs doesn't include a no-trade clause, per Buster Olney of ESPN.
ANALYSIS
The deal does include player opt-outs after both the 2024 and 2025 campaigns, so it makes sense it doesn't also have trade protection. Bellinger enjoyed a resurgent year with the Cubs last season with 26 homers, 20 steals and a .307/.356/.525 slash line and will be a key piece of their lineup for at least one more campaign.
The deal does include player opt-outs after both the 2024 and 2025 campaigns, so it makes sense it doesn't also have trade protection. Bellinger enjoyed a resurgent year with the Cubs last season with 26 homers, 20 steals and a .307/.356/.525 slash line and will be a key piece of their lineup for at least one more campaign.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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X-rays negative
X-rays on Bellinger's ribs came back negative Tuesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Removed from game
Bellinger was removed from Tuesday's game against the Astros due to a right rib contusion, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Hits fourth home run
Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Marlins.
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Cranks third home run
Bellinger went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Homers in victory
Bellinger went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Dodgers.
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