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    Dodgers don't tender offer to Cody Bellinger, making him a free agent

    by Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times Nov 18, 2022 4 minutes
    The Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger reacts after striking out to end the fourth inning in Game 2 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers had until 5 p.m. Friday to decide whether to tender Cody Bellinger, the 2019 National League MVP, a contract for the 2023 season.

    It shouldn't have been much of a decision. Bellinger won that MVP award, solidifying his standing as a superstar, three years ago this week. He's 27 years old. This is the physical prime of his career. Choosing to keep him should've been a formality.

    But Bellinger has strayed so far from that peak over the last three seasons that the Dodgers weren't sure if he was worth paying what he was expected to earn through arbitration in 2023.

    In the end, the Dodgers decided Bellinger strayed too far off

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