Who Are All the Potential Trade Suitors for Chicago Cubs Slugger Bellinger?

If the Chicago Cubs decide to trade Cody Bellinger at the deadline, here are all the teams that could have potential interest in him.

The Chicago Cubs have a hitter that everyone wants at the trade deadline, and MLBTradeRumors.com had fun outlining, well, a lot of suitors.

Cody Bellinger enters Wednesday’s action with a .366/.408/.570 split and the ability to play in the outfield, at first base and at designated hitter. The power that defined his early years with the Los Angeles has returned. The left knee contusion that cost him a month earlier this season is behind him.

The Cubs are struggling to get traction in the NL Central, and that’s the only way the Cubs are going to the postseason this year. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer recently said that the Cubs might not decide until the last minute if they are buyers or sellers at the deadline.

If the Cubs sell, Bellinger will be top priority for any team that needs a bat.

So, MLB Trade Rumors found some suitors for the Cubs slugger. In fact, the site found 12 of them, though they listed the Houston Astros, the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees as the top suitors.

How would he help the Astros? By acquiring Bellinger, they could get a left-handed bat that can play any outfield position and work as a DH, which might be necessary when Yordan Alvarez returns from the injured list.

How would he help the Giants? They need help at center field, as rookie Luis Matos is underperforming and Mitch Haniger is injured.

How would he help the Yankees? His left-handed swing fits perfectly in Yankee Stadium’s short porch and he gives them power and average while they want for the return of Aaron Judge. He would be an upgrade over any current corner infield option.

The Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox are the next tier down.

After that, the “longer shots” were the Los Angeles Angels, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cleveland Guardians, the Miami Marlins, the Minnesota Twins and Bellinger’s former team, the Dodgers.

If the Cubs are ready to sell, they’ll have no shortage of takers for Bellinger by Aug. 1.

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