Sources: Chicago Cubs And Outfielder/First Baseman Cody Bellinger Agree To One-Year, $17.5 Million Contract

Outfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs have 

agreed to a one-year, $17.5 million contract, sources 

familiar with the deal told ESPN's Jeff Passon on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old Bellinger continued to provide Gold 

Glove-caliber defense in center field for the Los Angeles 

Glove-caliber defense in center field for the Los Angeles 

Dodgers last season, along with increased speed 

on the bases, but he continued to struggle offensively.