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According to Jeff Passan, Cody Bellinger and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed on a one-year, $17 million to avoid arbitration before the Dec. 1 lockout that has shut down Major League Baseball and frozen transactions.
Bellinger, 26, struggled during the regular season as he hit .165/.240/.302 with 10 home runs in 95 games. In the postseason however, redemption hit and we saw flashes of the 2019 National League MVP Cody Bellinger.
According to Jeff, Dodgers either had to pay Bellinger in the vicinity of $17 million or nontender him, which would have made him a free agent.
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