{{player.market}} {{player.name}}

2024 Player Outlook

2023 Recap: After six years with the Dodgers, Bellinger went to the Windy City in 2023, and in 130 games for the Cubs, slashed .307/.356/.525 with 26 home runs, 95 runs scored, 97 RBI, and a career high 20 stolen bases. His 15.6 percent strikeout rate was the lowest of his career, so it won’t come as much of a surprise that his contact rate and zone contact rate were also career bests. His quality of contact numbers actually dropped a little bit, but he loved playing at Wrigley, highlighted by his .902 OPS and .246 ISO at home last season.

2024 Outlook: Chicago needed another power bat in its lineup, and they get just that with Bellinger. The star slugger is primed for another 20/20 season in the heart of the Chicago lineup, though I don’t envision him hitting over .300 again. His xBA of .270 last year is a safe projection for 2024, though I wouldn’t be surprised to see him push closer to .280, especially if he continues to make as much contact as he did in 2023.