Bryson American professional baseball player Jeremy Stott was born on October 6, 1997, and is a second baseman for the Major League Baseball (MLB) Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies selected him in the first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft while he was a student-athlete at UNLV. In 2022, he made his MLB debut.
Cody Bellinger reportedly agreed to re-sign with the Chicago Cubs on a three-year, $80 million deal early Sunday morning. The deals pays Bellinger $30 million in each of the first two years and $20 million in the last and includes opt outs after the first two years.
Is it a bad deal for Bellinger? Maybe. The 29-year-old has two years to parlay another good year into another big contract. Handing over $150 to $200 million for a player who was non-tendered after 2022 was always going to be a tough sell. He’s going to need another year to prove to teams that he’s still a top position player in the sport.
This is all relevant to the Phillies because the Bellinger deal could be the beginning of the end of a months-long stare down between Boras and teams interested in his top clients.
Three years, $80 million is not the deal Boras wanted for Bellinger. It’s unclear how much Boras was actually seeking, but put out a number as high as $250 million back in December.
