{"id":12820,"date":"2024-11-27T00:25:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T00:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=12820"},"modified":"2024-11-27T00:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T00:25:57","slug":"concerning-chicago-cubs-rumors-about-the-teams-offseason-plans-failed-trade-attempts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=12820","title":{"rendered":"Concerning Chicago Cubs rumors about the team\u2019s offseason plans, failed trade attempts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLB-Chicago-Cubs-at-Cincinnati-Reds-8539677.jpg?w=788&amp;h=444&amp;crop=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 430px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLB-Chicago-Cubs-at-Cincinnati-Reds-8539677.jpg?w=428&amp;h=241&amp;crop=1 430w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MLB-Chicago-Cubs-at-Cincinnati-Reds-8539677.jpg?w=788&amp;h=444&amp;crop=1 788w\" alt=\"Concerning Chicago Cubs rumors about the team\u2019s offseason plans, failed trade attempts\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption>Credit: David Kohl-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Weeks into MLB free agency, there have been very few Chicago Cubs rumors linking the team to top free-agent pitchers and hitters this offseason. Instead, there are growing indications that Chicago intends to shed payroll this winter and the plan doesn\u2019t seem to be going very well.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Bellinger exercised his $27.5 million player option on Nov. 2, guaranteeing his spot on the Cubs roster and ensuring his salary is part of their 2025 payroll. Almost immediately after Bellinger exercised his opt-in clause, MLB rumors came out that the team wanted to trade him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Chicago Bears coaching candidates to replace Matt Eberflus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chicago Cubs payroll 2025 (FanGraphs):<\/strong> $176 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bellinger, age 29, came to Chicago before the 2023 season on a one-year contract to restore his value. He won NL Player of the Month in July and finished the regular season with 97 RBI, 26 home runs, 20 steals and a .881 OPS. The rebound year resulted in Chicago re-signing him to a three-year deal worth $80 million in February.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the Cubs, Bellinger regressed last season. The left-handed hitter\u2019s batting average dropped 40 points (.307 to .266) and his slugging percentage dropped by 100 points (.525 to .426). Following the disappointing season, it was an easy decision for Bellinger to exercise his option.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cody Bellinger contract (Spotrac):<\/strong> $27.5 million salary in 2025, $25 million player option in 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also Read: MLB stadium rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MLB executives who spoke to USA Today\u2018s Bob Nightengale said that the Cubs have been desperately trying to trade Bellinger this winter, shopping him around the league to anyone who will listen. The trouble for Chicago is that not a single team has expressed \u201cstrong interest\u201d in acquiring him.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCome on, who\u2019s going to touch that contract? The risk is just too great for the production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Anonymous MLB GM on Chicago Cubs\u2019 attempts to trade Cody Bellinger<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, per Nightengale, the Cubs front office is \u201cdriving agents crazy\u201d and the message has already been made clear that the team won\u2019t go after the top MLB free agents. Instead, Chicago is focusing its attention on \u201cmid-market players\u201d who are all waiting for Soto to sign.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cody Bellinger stats (ESPN):<\/strong> .266\/.325\/.426, .751 OPS, 78 RBI, 23 doubles, 18 home runs, 9 steals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also Read: Best baseball players of all time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the Cubs find a trade partner for Bellinger, perhaps the New York Yankees if Juan Soto leaves, they will have to eat a portion of Bellinger\u2019s contract. That\u2019s because teams recognize that Bellinger isn\u2019t worth the salary he\u2019ll make in 2025 and if he does replicate his 2023 success, then he will immediately leave next offseason and essentially be a one-year rental.<\/p>\n<p>Having already missed the playoffs in the last four years and without a single playoff game win since 2017, it currently appears like the Cubs payroll in 2025 won\u2019t be increased significantly. If that\u2019s the case, Chicago\u2019s playoff drought is likely to extend into 2026 and Bellinger might still be on the Cubs payroll by then, too.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB rumors: There are troubling Chicago Cubs rumors regarding a potential Cody Bellinger trade and the Cubs payroll in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Concerning Chicago Cubs rumors about the team\u2019s offseason plans, failed trade attempts - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=12820\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Concerning Chicago Cubs rumors about the team\u2019s offseason plans, failed trade attempts - 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