Cubs didn't really "give up" on him. They just have a team of outfielders. The money they shaved off the books will likely be used to extend Tucker. Or..... find a competent reliever.... ideally a closer.
@@TimVanLoan He just said he's open to talk. Yeah, he won't sign an extension anytime soon. But I still believe Jed's gonna be aggressive when it comes time to.
The Cubs dumping Cody Bellinger this quickly feels like they bought a lottery ticket and cashed out at the first sign of trouble. For the Yankees, it's a gamble, but Yankee Stadium's short porch might be the lifeline his bat needs. Just hope the clubhouse stays drama-free!
Baseball is crazy. In 130 games he hit 18 home runs. 23 doubles and 3 triples. I didn’t know a team would give up on him just because he didn’t hit 35 home runs.
@@travis6694 Guess the Cubs just saw the $50M price tag and thought they could spend it better elsewhere. Yankees might luck out if the short porch wakes up his bat
@@chrisjarrett4208 True, two years isn’t nothing, but after a bounce-back season, trading him feels like they gave up quick. Sure, $27.5M is a lot, but if the Yankees get him hitting in that short porch, it might look like a steal.
I beleive he changed up his swing because of the shoulder injury. I remember Herald Reynolds from mlb network talk about it once. That shoulder injury really fucked him up because the nature of his swing put a lot of stress on that particular shoulder.
They gave up on bellinger because they paid him too kuch not because he was so bad . This past season he did fine . He has not bad at all . As for the yankees its a pretty low risk trade
cubs signed that fuckin contract. if they didnt have long term goals why the fuck sign a multi year deal. the team looks dumb as fuck for last years contract
It's hard to believe that at one point, there was a brief, legit conversation in Los Angeles and the greater LA area of "who's better? Belli or Trout? Who 'ya got on ur all-LA team?" Boy those days, for BOTH, are long in the rearview mirror.
Good luck with this gamble. His Dodger career was a rollercoaster, as he had that MVP year and teams finally figured out all you had to do was pitch him low and inside and he'd swing at anything. In less than 2 years he was almost batting his own weight.
There was just no need for Bellinger. We had multiple guys that were playing the same or better than him for less money at the same positions. Just made no sense anymore.
3:00 This reminds me of a little known fact about dennis eckersley during his time with the indians dennis's teammate rick manning cheated with dennis's wife which ended up in dennis being traded to the red sox
Bellinger had a 7 win share in 2023 and not even a 5 win share in 2024 with the same number of plate appearances. He'll be 30 years old this summer. The Cubs figure his career is on the wane. I agree with them. Now that money can be used more judiciously and their good, young outfield prospects aren't blocked as much. But hey, good luck to the Yankees wringing any productivity out of the guy.
Yankees going for a injury prone player that's about to be 30 where injuries only get worse.......jeez never seen this strategy before. Hope it works out.......make sure to reserve his hospital bed.
😂hysterical. Seiya is a terrible outfielder, PCA is a sick CF and Ian Happ is a multi gold glover. They had too many OFs and their farm is stacked with OFs too. They may trade more OF prospects as they have so many that are blocked.
They don’t lmao. The Yankees have had terrible defense for years and Belli is a good defender in multiple positions. The 20ish HR’s he’ll hit are just a bonus on top of the defense. Plus they gave up nothing for a player that will at most be on the books for two years. It’s a low risk high reward gamble that will at least give them a shot at being one of the best teams in the weak AL.
honestly the perfect trade for both sides. my only question is if they get a 1B who plays second? do they plan on moving Jazz back and getting a 3B? or they have someone in their farm system they can use?
Bellinger is a good player. Not an all star type player. We need to stop comparing him to his 2019 season. Him along with many other players had great offensive numbers that year with the juiced ball. Look at Bregman for example. His 2019 season. So many players had big power years that season
He will definitely get some pitches to hit batting in front of Judge. Could be a win for NY. He will be playing for his next contract and looking to prove he's not washed up. It'll be interesting to say the least.
This move would annoy me if the Cubs didn't get Kyle Tucker first. Still think they should've eaten more of his contract for a better return unless they've got another big free agent add left in the tank.
That skit with Key and Peele was A Good one! But I can't understand as a Yankee fan why would you even be happy with this trade? And the fact that they would get a guy who is not that good anymore and is married to Stanton's ex is insane. I don't care if they are millionaires, it's still awkward and a Distraction. I hope it isnt. I would be embarrassed if I were her. Nothing but a mattress for Athletes.
Belli is an upgrade in a couple areas compared Soto. Gold glove defense and excellent base running. Soto is a bat taking up space in the outfield and gets doubled up way too often
@@doocies Yankees fan you hit the nail right on the head bad defense bad on the base path Belli may not give you monster offense but you get gold glove defense we badly need a smooth base runner top that with the rotation we are fine some people need to wake up the Soto contact is terrible 😭😂
You're the only person I have heard have this take. The Cubs are a large market team that act like a small market team. The Cubs have no shortage of outfielders and Belli isn't great at 1B. So they moved him with his value at the plate to make room for what the Cubs really need at 1B, 3B and SP + RP.
The Cubs needed Belli last year because they weren't ready to just give CF to PCA. PCA has now earned the chance, and you have Tucker in Right, Happ in Left, and Suzuki delegated to DH. No room for Belli. If they had a spot for him, like if they didn't have Suzuki or Happ, then I'd be completely for him. As it stands you need his 25mil for hopefully a couple good relievers and a stopgap 3B.
Bruh it would’ve been a dream for us to see Belli/Judge on the same team back in 2017/2018. Even though his numbers are down I have a good feeling for his resurgence because he’s still my favorite player. Bros the modern Grady Sizemore
It was more of a salary dump than anything else for the Cubs. If it were more of a straight up trade matching up salaries, the Cubs would have taken back Stroman.
A shoulder is not what ruined Bellinger. His power was down because MLB got rid of the live balls!! But Yankees are the best fit because he can still hit that short porch!!
His power also went down because he changed his approach to fix his swing to being a line-drive hitter, rather than power. It's what gave him a Resurrection @ Wrigley as a quality player, and got his K's down. He'll never be a big 40-50HR hitter again. He'd have to change his entire swing. But in Yankee Stadium... he just might be able to crack that 30HR plateau with his approach and that short-porch in RF.
Juan Soto by year 3 when the Mets are forced to play him at DH will regret that contract im not even a Yankees fan I just saw that contract and was like wow okay that won't age well
@ yes the contract is a massive overpay but lucky for the Mets Cohen is the richest owner in sports, worth like 20 billion. He seems to be ok with burning his money to get the Mets a chip.
Obviously I would rather have Soto but the pivot they've made has impressed me. If we get a 1b depending on who it is it might make the team better than just Soto.
That short porch is gonna be nice to Beli, even with a down year power and average wise, but his defense and arm is still great, he will be a great fit for the Yanks
I don’t think the Cubs gave up on Bellinger I just think they are seeing that he getting up there in the age and he ain’t the same player he was before that injury. And obviously they couldn’t have Tucker and Bellinger they had to choose between one and obviously chose Tucker. My opinion I think Cody will be okay with the Yankees. Just a very big risk for the Yankees to take up Bellinger
Belly being a Lefty in Yankee stadium will Work out better his he can be a .270 hitter I’ll be more than happy if we can bring back glyber and a Solid CF I think we look great tbh
I would very much prefer that the Yankees play Bellinger at 1B, and then go out and get Anthony Santander and his 44 HRs for the outfield as Soto's official replacement. Bellinger, if he bats 2nd, directly in front of Aaron Judge, he is going to get much better pitches to hit. Another consideration, Wrigley Field is a tough park for sluggers to do well in because the wind is often blowing IN, keeping potential HRs in the ballpark. That would not be the case with the short porch in RF at Yankee Stadium, where Bellinger has already hit rockets into as a visiting player at Yankee Stadium.
Everything you are saying about Bellinger transitioning to Yankee stadium is completely correct. That said, I believe that keeping him in the outfield drastically improves the overall defense of the team and allows Judge to play right field. That provides tremendous value to this team’s defense. If you want pop, go after a 1st basemen. Replacing Soto is impossible so you might as well try to make this team better at playing the sport of baseball.
Y’all need to grow up if you think Stanton and Cody will be bothered by a woman. Stanton and her dated years ago and both moved on. Pretty sure everything will be fine.
Surprised Sacramento didn’t try to get him, they don’t have a first baseman and he’d eat up those millions of dollars they still need get to, it also could have resurrected his career hitting in minor league park🤣
It's crazy how many dumb Cubs fans are acting like the sky is falling and calling for Hoyer to be fired for making this move. Those same Cub fans think the Astros fleeced the Cubs over Tucker. Insane...
It's funny to me how ITalkStuidos is quickly becoming like PurelyBaseball. Bellinger had to go---the Cubs have a lot of outfield options---Michael Busch is solid at first and Seiya, Tucker, or Happ could man right, center and left field.
@@iTalkStudios respectfully I’d agree I don’t think it was horrible for the Cubs to trade Bellinger. They traded for Kyle Tucker so there was no point of keeping Bellinger. I think Bellinger will be okay with the Yankees because of the short porch but hey only time will tell if this trade was good or horrible
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Besides Stanton and Belli being Eskimo bros, they can now call themselves teammates too.
Cubs didn't really "give up" on him. They just have a team of outfielders. The money they shaved off the books will likely be used to extend Tucker. Or..... find a competent reliever.... ideally a closer.
Preach dude. All these morons with their idiot narratives have no idea.
They didnt give up on him but they paid him too much per year . He wasnt worth 27 mill per when they signed him
@@fernandoposada5440 So they shoulda just let him walk then? Come on.
Tucker would be crazy to extend. He knows he has interest from Yankees and Cubs before free agency even starts. He’s going to get paid.
@@TimVanLoan He just said he's open to talk. Yeah, he won't sign an extension anytime soon. But I still believe Jed's gonna be aggressive when it comes time to.
that Key-Peele skit comparison is wild
What skit? I'd love to see. Searched for it but not sure what I'm looking for
Gonna be awkward with Stanton
They’re Eskimo brothers
3:06
Nah, they pass girls around all the time.
It’ll be like a Seinfeld episode. Where Cody’s wife and Stanton make double innuendos IN FRONT of Cody! Hilarious.
they’re grown men they’ll be fine.
The Cubs dumping Cody Bellinger this quickly feels like they bought a lottery ticket and cashed out at the first sign of trouble. For the Yankees, it's a gamble, but Yankee Stadium's short porch might be the lifeline his bat needs. Just hope the clubhouse stays drama-free!
Baseball is crazy. In 130 games he hit 18 home runs. 23 doubles and 3 triples. I didn’t know a team would give up on him just because he didn’t hit 35 home runs.
They had him for two years, it's not like it's been 3 months. And $27.5 million is a lot for a player who was 11% better than the average player.
@@travis6694 Guess the Cubs just saw the $50M price tag and thought they could spend it better elsewhere. Yankees might luck out if the short porch wakes up his bat
@@chrisjarrett4208 True, two years isn’t nothing, but after a bounce-back season, trading him feels like they gave up quick. Sure, $27.5M is a lot, but if the Yankees get him hitting in that short porch, it might look like a steal.
I beleive he changed up his swing because of the shoulder injury. I remember Herald Reynolds from mlb network talk about it once. That shoulder injury really fucked him up because the nature of his swing put a lot of stress on that particular shoulder.
Cody never got to finish his story.
I love the WWE reference😭🙏🏻
They gave up on bellinger because they paid him too kuch not because he was so bad . This past season he did fine . He has not bad at all . As for the yankees its a pretty low risk trade
Bellinger is a player with a high ceiling and this is in my opinion a really good pivot by the Yankees when factoring in moves like Max Fried as well.
Belli with that Yankess RF easily hits 25+ Hrs with solid defense
@fernandofuerte6661 Yankees when they make the postseason in 2025: Juan Who?
I like it. You can gamble and lose, but to never gambling at all....is to never have lived.
Cubs gave up on his contract, not on him.
cubs signed that fuckin contract. if they didnt have long term goals why the fuck sign a multi year deal. the team looks dumb as fuck for last years contract
It's hard to believe that at one point, there was a brief, legit conversation in Los Angeles and the greater LA area of "who's better? Belli or Trout? Who 'ya got on ur all-LA team?"
Boy those days, for BOTH, are long in the rearview mirror.
I still think belli might have another couple of good to very good years left in him . But he will be toast by the time he is 33-34
Good luck with this gamble. His Dodger career was a rollercoaster, as he had that MVP year and teams finally figured out all you had to do was pitch him low and inside and he'd swing at anything. In less than 2 years he was almost batting his own weight.
There was just no need for Bellinger. We had multiple guys that were playing the same or better than him for less money at the same positions. Just made no sense anymore.
belli is 29 but he fell out so hard it feels like he is 40 and way out of his prime it’s sad
3:00 This reminds me of a little known fact about dennis eckersley
during his time with the indians dennis's teammate rick manning cheated with dennis's wife
which ended up in dennis being traded to the red sox
Bellinger had a 7 win share in 2023 and not even a 5 win share in 2024 with the same number of plate appearances. He'll be 30 years old this summer. The Cubs figure his career is on the wane. I agree with them. Now that money can be used more judiciously and their good, young outfield prospects aren't blocked as much. But hey, good luck to the Yankees wringing any productivity out of the guy.
baseball reference shows 4.4 WAR in 2023 and 2.2 in 2024 where are you getting 7 and 5?
@@travis6694 Win shares ≠ WAR
@@travis6694 , you simply add in his rightful wins at replacement level (.294 winning percentage) based on plate appearances.
The buying a boat was a great analogy for this
Cubs have a first basemen that hit better that made 1/30th of what Belli did 😂 of course they moved him
Cody's advance analytics show that he's starting to regress...the Cubs made the right decision here. you're just a bum
Yankees going for a injury prone player that's about to be 30 where injuries only get worse.......jeez never seen this strategy before. Hope it works out.......make sure to reserve his hospital bed.
Now the Cubs Are Free to Offer: A 12 Year 200 Million Dollar Contract To Brent Honeywell Jr
huh
What
Not enough, he’s worth way more than 200mil
Nah, dodger for life
Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger, and Seiya Suzuki would've been a lethal outfield
Sure… but what happens with Ian happ a multiple time gold glover and PCA a really good defender heading into his second year?
😂hysterical. Seiya is a terrible outfielder, PCA is a sick CF and Ian Happ is a multi gold glover. They had too many OFs and their farm is stacked with OFs too. They may trade more OF prospects as they have so many that are blocked.
Why do people think belli will replace Soto and carry the yankees
@Wrigleyfield8 Soto had his best year HR wise with that left field porch. We expect Cody to hit well there too
They don’t lmao. The Yankees have had terrible defense for years and Belli is a good defender in multiple positions. The 20ish HR’s he’ll hit are just a bonus on top of the defense. Plus they gave up nothing for a player that will at most be on the books for two years. It’s a low risk high reward gamble that will at least give them a shot at being one of the best teams in the weak AL.
Just went and watched the key and peele sketch. I’m here for it.
That's like their least funny sketch or at least not even top 100
@ never said it was the funniest. I said I’m here for it.
honestly the perfect trade for both sides. my only question is if they get a 1B who plays second? do they plan on moving Jazz back and getting a 3B? or they have someone in their farm system they can use?
I think they likely go with rice at first and get a 3b or 2b
The MLB has a serious salary cap issue that needs to be addressed.
Bellinger is a good player. Not an all star type player. We need to stop comparing him to his 2019 season. Him along with many other players had great offensive numbers that year with the juiced ball. Look at Bregman for example. His 2019 season. So many players had big power years that season
He will definitely get some pitches to hit batting in front of Judge. Could be a win for NY. He will be playing for his next contract and looking to prove he's not washed up. It'll be interesting to say the least.
The first meeting between Bellinger, and Stanton in Spring Training should be fun to watch.
Always look forward for your videos
As a Cubs fan I want to see him bounce back and prove the cubs wrong.
This move would annoy me if the Cubs didn't get Kyle Tucker first. Still think they should've eaten more of his contract for a better return unless they've got another big free agent add left in the tank.
That short porch could help a lot.
That skit with Key and Peele was A Good one! But I can't understand as a Yankee fan why would you even be happy with this trade? And the fact that they would get a guy who is not that good anymore and is married to Stanton's ex is insane. I don't care if they are millionaires, it's still awkward and a Distraction. I hope it isnt. I would be embarrassed if I were her. Nothing but a mattress for Athletes.
Belli is an upgrade in a couple areas compared Soto. Gold glove defense and excellent base running. Soto is a bat taking up space in the outfield and gets doubled up way too often
it’s okay to cope
@ I’m a Dodger fan, no coping here
Absolutely correct, dont mind the Soto Stan’s 😂
@@doocies Yankees fan you hit the nail right on the head bad defense bad on the base path Belli may not give you monster offense but you get gold glove defense we badly need a smooth base runner top that with the rotation we are fine some people need to wake up the Soto contact is terrible 😭😂
The Cubs can’t trade and replace *enough* of last-year’s position-players for me.
crazy to think i have a dodgers bellinger jersey because of his mvp year.
Your not the only one he had a good season and people thought he was going to play in LA for a while
Seriously, they can both do WAAAY better. Both of them.
You're the only person I have heard have this take. The Cubs are a large market team that act like a small market team. The Cubs have no shortage of outfielders and Belli isn't great at 1B. So they moved him with his value at the plate to make room for what the Cubs really need at 1B, 3B and SP + RP.
Cubs can build around on tucker if they decide to extend him and bellinger can hopefully play better with the short porch at yankee stadium
The Cubs needed Belli last year because they weren't ready to just give CF to PCA. PCA has now earned the chance, and you have Tucker in Right, Happ in Left, and Suzuki delegated to DH. No room for Belli. If they had a spot for him, like if they didn't have Suzuki or Happ, then I'd be completely for him. As it stands you need his 25mil for hopefully a couple good relievers and a stopgap 3B.
Bruh it would’ve been a dream for us to see Belli/Judge on the same team back in 2017/2018. Even though his numbers are down I have a good feeling for his resurgence because he’s still my favorite player. Bros the modern Grady Sizemore
It was more of a salary dump than anything else for the Cubs. If it were more of a straight up trade matching up salaries, the Cubs would have taken back Stroman.
Let’s gooo italk posted
Thank you Cubs!
A shoulder is not what ruined Bellinger. His power was down because MLB got rid of the live balls!! But Yankees are the best fit because he can still hit that short porch!!
His power also went down because he changed his approach to fix his swing to being a line-drive hitter, rather than power. It's what gave him a Resurrection @ Wrigley as a quality player, and got his K's down. He'll never be a big 40-50HR hitter again. He'd have to change his entire swing.
But in Yankee Stadium... he just might be able to crack that 30HR plateau with his approach and that short-porch in RF.
She’s a cleat chaser
It’s funny how Yankee fans are pretending that getting this washed dude and a couple more playoff chokers is better than having Soto.
Juan Soto by year 3 when the Mets are forced to play him at DH will regret that contract im not even a Yankees fan I just saw that contract and was like wow okay that won't age well
@ yes the contract is a massive overpay but lucky for the Mets Cohen is the richest owner in sports, worth like 20 billion. He seems to be ok with burning his money to get the Mets a chip.
@@colin6603it won’t be winning them no chips lol
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Obviously I would rather have Soto but the pivot they've made has impressed me. If we get a 1b depending on who it is it might make the team better than just Soto.
Yankees doing the Josh Donaldson / Joey Gallo thing again
Stanton & Bellinger will be just fine in the club house
That short porch is gonna be nice to Beli, even with a down year power and average wise, but his defense and arm is still great, he will be a great fit for the Yanks
yer right about this
Key&Peele are the GOAT 🐐
I don’t think the Cubs gave up on Bellinger I just think they are seeing that he getting up there in the age and he ain’t the same player he was before that injury. And obviously they couldn’t have Tucker and Bellinger they had to choose between one and obviously chose Tucker. My opinion I think Cody will be okay with the Yankees. Just a very big risk for the Yankees to take up Bellinger
Although we only given up one pitcher, let’s hope this does not become another joey gallo
2:17 (foreshadowing)
Lol
Belly being a Lefty in Yankee stadium will Work out better his he can be a .270 hitter I’ll be more than happy if we can bring back glyber and a Solid CF I think we look great tbh
The Bellinger hate is so insane right now.
I would very much prefer that the Yankees play Bellinger at 1B, and then go out and get Anthony Santander and his 44 HRs for the outfield as Soto's official replacement. Bellinger, if he bats 2nd, directly in front of Aaron Judge, he is going to get much better pitches to hit. Another consideration, Wrigley Field is a tough park for sluggers to do well in because the wind is often blowing IN, keeping potential HRs in the ballpark. That would not be the case with the short porch in RF at Yankee Stadium, where Bellinger has already hit rockets into as a visiting player at Yankee Stadium.
Everything you are saying about Bellinger transitioning to
Yankee stadium is completely correct. That said, I believe that keeping him in the outfield drastically improves the overall defense of the team and allows Judge to play right field. That provides tremendous value to this team’s defense.
If you want pop, go after a 1st basemen. Replacing Soto is impossible so you might as well try to make this team better at playing the sport of baseball.
Cody's bat will shine with that short left field porch, and he will become the Yankess' best defensive outfielder.
Watch em’ Bellinger will go on to have a great season with the Yanks.
Since the White Sox are in the sell'em all mode why not trade Andrew Vaughn for Rizzo +some mid level prospect?
It’s ok , the Mets will do the same thing with Soto in a few years 😂
If only the cubs trade for Miller from the A's
Massive Head Wound Harry
I still have fond memories of this stoner in dodgers blue.
In another universe, Bellinger would have just high-fived Kiké Hernandez, instead of blowing out his shoulder crashing into him in mid-air.
He would've hit over 20 last year if the wind didn't blow in every freaking game.
Y’all need to grow up if you think Stanton and Cody will be bothered by a woman. Stanton and her dated years ago and both moved on. Pretty sure everything will be fine.
He’ll hit same number of homers than Soto by half of the price
Belli's cache of once being a Dodger is gone.
Day 1 of asking for a video on the cardinals waste of talent with arenado and goldsmicht in the coners.
Another terrible move by Brian Cashman! The Yankees will never win another World Series until they break the curse of Cashman😂
Bellinger had a fine 2023 season then dropped off a bit but he could do really good in Yankee stadium
Wsp
yankees should have signed teoscar. this guy is to inconsistent
I love this offseason so far. Straight 🔥
Surprised Sacramento didn’t try to get him, they don’t have a first baseman and he’d eat up those millions of dollars they still need get to, it also could have resurrected his career hitting in minor league park🤣
if he goes 3+ WAR its a win for yanks. 2.5 WAR a wash 2.0 or lower bad move ,we will see.
i wanna cuddle with cody.
LMAOOOOO YANKEE FANS REALLY THOUGHT THEY WAS GETTING TEO 🤣
It’s not like we couldn’t afford him 😂😂 we js didn’t want him
Cubs should have kept Bellinger. They arent going to do anything with that money. Dumb imo
if they miss the playoffs next year they gotta rebuild they suck and are getting older but they are to good for a rebuild so idk
Will the Yankees make the playoffs with their current lineup?
It's crazy how many dumb Cubs fans are acting like the sky is falling and calling for Hoyer to be fired for making this move. Those same Cub fans think the Astros fleeced the Cubs over Tucker. Insane...
Why are you so anti-Yankee?
Doesn’t sound like a yankee imo. Good player though. Idk, maybe he’ll give buhner vibes
It's funny to me how ITalkStuidos is quickly becoming like PurelyBaseball. Bellinger had to go---the Cubs have a lot of outfield options---Michael Busch is solid at first and Seiya, Tucker, or Happ could man right, center and left field.
I never said it was horrible they traded him
@@iTalkStudios respectfully I’d agree I don’t think it was horrible for the Cubs to trade Bellinger. They traded for Kyle Tucker so there was no point of keeping Bellinger. I think Bellinger will be okay with the Yankees because of the short porch but hey only time will tell if this trade was good or horrible
I agree with you I don't think it's horrible haha
He sucks. Yankees is desperate and delusional thinking he hasn’t been trash the 5 years.
Yankees are cooked
Juiced ball benefiter
Most happiest? Sorry bro, but you speak for a living? You can do better - or not. Your call
Keep adding to another disappointing season....
Always overrated and underachieving
Yankees fans are so delusional
I won't even watch your video with a STUPID title like that!
first
W
Yankees need a replacement for Rizzo an Chisolm Jr.
What are you on about Chisholm
@@adamelama1 His hitting
@@Johnny-Michael his hitting is perfectly fine bro
@@Johnny-Michaelhis hitting is fine, you can’t just find anyone who can put up a .900 OPS in a full season.
@@adamelama1 Not in the playoffs
Cubs got belli as discount judge, bankess got belli as a discount soto