One of the bigger individual storylines down the stretch for the Chicago Cubs is how Cody Bellinger performs, setting himself up for an easier or more difficult decision on the opt-out baked into his contract.

Bellinger can walk back into free agency (with a $2.5 million buyout), or he can stick around for another year at $27.5 million, with another decision to make (a $2.5 million buyout or a $25 million salary) the following offseason.

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