Dodgers: Dave Roberts Reacts to the Cody Bellinger News

Cody Bellinger has found his new home in Chicago

Ryan Menzie | Dec 11, 2022

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The Dodgers were could no longer afford to wait on Cody Bellinger. The days of his former MVP self seemed long gone despite being just 26 years old and the Dodgers were ready to move in a new direction.

While Bellinger's signing called for a new replacement in centerfield, the need has yet to be addressed. Instead, the Dodgers have even bigger question marks while Bellinger takes a bet on himself in hopes to reset the market.

Bellinger's glory days will surely be missed by Dodgers fans all over the world. Among the fans, Dave Roberts hopes for the best of Bellinger but now is time to re-shift focus into the season that lies ahead (via Dodgers Nation).

We're going to adjust. I just learned of this Cody situation. And I'm excited for Cody. He was very good for me. He was a very good Dodger. He grew a lot.

Even with him no longer on the team, it's safe to assume everyone in the clubhouse wishes only the best for Bellnger.

And I wish him well. And I'm very grateful to be able to manage him for six years.

Now all that's left for the team is to look ahead. The centerfield market has been getting more shallow by the way with Kevin Kiermaier being the latest free agent off the market.

Who can the Dodgers turn to for help in centerfield? There's still plenty of time to make moves, but it seems with all other teams staying on high alert and the Dodgers staying put this off-season is turning ugly quicker than intended.

Published Dec 11, 2022

RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.