He missed almost 50 games last year.
It’s still an overpay, but if you’re a contending team and your main focus is to not overpay for a good player, well, you’re not gonna be signing any good players.
I wonder how Bregman fares hitting in Wrigley. He has a similar pull heavy profile to Isaac Paredes, who struggled big time in his stint with the Cubs. That left field corner is no joke.
I'm almost always in the camp of "get the guy you need now and worry about the back half of the contract later" but 7 years for Bellinger would be wild.