2025 MLB free-agent rumors: Teams set to send first offers to Juan Soto
The Cubs want to trade Bellinger but such a deal is considered unlikely, according to The Athletic. Bellinger opted into the second season of a three-year, $80 million deal earlier this fall. After posting a .307 batting average and .525 slugging percentage and driving in 97 runs in 2023, Bellinger's numbers dipped this past season.