The first thing you need to know here is that Cody Bellinger is not a free agent — yet. He’s 27 years old and just finished up a $17 million contract in his second-to-last year of arbitration eligibility.
Bellinger has had three really bad years in a row, mostly due to multiple injuries. In 2022 alone he missed time due to illness and leg and calf issues, this after having a broken rib and hamstring problems in 2021.
It seems quite likely that the Dodgers will non-tender Bellinger and move on from him. He did play in three of the four games of the Dodgers’ division series against the Padres, and was healthy for most of the second half of 2022.