Posted 11/4/2023, 1:33:00 AM
Bellinger Declines $25M Cubs Option, Will Test Free Agency After Bounce-Back Season
- Cubs slugger Bellinger declines $25M option for 2024, will test market after bounce-back season
- Bellinger hit .307 with 26 HRs and 97 RBIs in 2022 after being cut by Dodgers
- Cubs signed Bellinger to 1-year, $17.5M deal and he helped keep them in playoff contention
- Cubs finished 2nd in NL Central at 83-79 after consecutive losing seasons
- Bellinger had $12.5M salary this year and gets $5M buyout from declined option
- Cubs declined $5M option on RHP Brad Boxberger, who gets $800K buyout