Re: Cody Bellinger Declines Option To Test Free-Agent Market

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 4:58 am

Chicago Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger declined his end of a $25 million mutual option for 2024 on Friday and will test the free-agent market coming off a bounce-back season.

The 2019 NL MVP, Bellinger is in line for a huge payday after hitting .307 with 26 homers and 97 RBIs. It was quite a turnaround for a player cut by the Los Angeles Dodgers in November after being limited by injuries and experiencing a drastic decline on offense.

Via ESPN.com

Merit · Post #2 » by **Merit** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 1:17 pm

This reads like he accepted his player option.

Should read: Cody Bellinger to test the free agent market

Or at least: Cody Bellinger declines his player option; plans to test the free agent market

trezer12 · Post #3 » by **trezer12** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 3:36 pm

Merit wrote:This reads like he accepted his player option.

Should read: Cody Bellinger to test the free agent market

Or at least: Cody Bellinger declines his player option; plans to test the free agent market

Re-reading it, I agree with you. When I initially read it, somehow, I understood what they meant. Weird brain trick.