{"id":15939,"date":"2024-12-07T12:56:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T12:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939"},"modified":"2024-12-07T12:56:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T12:56:42","slug":"texas-rangers-express-interest-in-trading-for-chicago-cubs-cody-bellinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939","title":{"rendered":"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs&#8217; Cody Bellinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-68248\">The Chicago Cubs have been making smaller moves during the MLB offseason, but fans are growing eager to see when they will make bigger moves. In recent years, the Cubs have avoided making major acquisitions, which has contributed to their struggles to compete at a high level.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t2.jpg 958w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t2-768x511.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger\" width=\"958\" height=\"638\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After missing the playoffs in 2024, the Cubs need to adopt a more aggressive approach if they want to return to contender status. They could target a high-profile free agent or explore potential trade opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t3.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One name frequently mentioned in trade rumors is Cody Bellinger, who is reportedly available if the right deal comes along. A new team appears to be showing interest in acquiring him.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jacob Zanolla of Ivy League Cubs, the Texas Rangers have begun showing interest in trading for Bellinger. The Rangers, like the Cubs, are looking to become contenders again and understand that a major move is necessary to achieve that goal. Acquiring Bellinger could be a significant step forward for the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t1-768x432.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite a down season in 2024 with the Cubs, Bellinger remains a highly impactful bat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t4.jpg 1210w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t4-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t4-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.cega.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/t4-768x381.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger\" width=\"1084\" height=\"538\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1084px) 100vw, 1084px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over 130 games, he hit 18 home runs, drove in 78 RBIs, and posted a slash line of .266\/.325\/.426, proving that he can still make a difference even in a less-than-ideal year.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Cubs have been making smaller moves during the MLB offseason, but fans are growing eager to see when they will make bigger moves. In recent years, the Cubs have avoided making major acquisitions, which has contributed to their&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15939","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>Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs&#039; Cody Bellinger - 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=15939\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs&#039; Cody Bellinger - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Chicago Cubs have been making smaller moves during the MLB offseason, but fans are growing eager to see when they will make bigger moves. In recent years, the Cubs have avoided making major acquisitions, which has contributed to their...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-12-07T12:56:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thiet-ke-chua-co-ten-2024-12-07T195631.253.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"XuanTan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"XuanTan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939\",\"name\":\"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thiet-ke-chua-co-ten-2024-12-07T195631.253.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-07T12:56:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-07T12:56:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thiet-ke-chua-co-ten-2024-12-07T195631.253.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thiet-ke-chua-co-ten-2024-12-07T195631.253.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs&#8217; Cody Bellinger\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06\",\"name\":\"XuanTan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"XuanTan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger - NEWS USA","og_description":"The Chicago Cubs have been making smaller moves during the MLB offseason, but fans are growing eager to see when they will make bigger moves. In recent years, the Cubs have avoided making major acquisitions, which has contributed to their...","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2024-12-07T12:56:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thiet-ke-chua-co-ten-2024-12-07T195631.253.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"XuanTan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"XuanTan","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939","name":"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs' Cody Bellinger - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thiet-ke-chua-co-ten-2024-12-07T195631.253.jpg","datePublished":"2024-12-07T12:56:42+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-07T12:56:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thiet-ke-chua-co-ten-2024-12-07T195631.253.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thiet-ke-chua-co-ten-2024-12-07T195631.253.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15939#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Texas Rangers Express interest in Trading for Chicago Cubs&#8217; Cody Bellinger"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06","name":"XuanTan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"XuanTan"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15941,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15939\/revisions\/15941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}