The Bourjos Conundrum
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Sat, 03/24/2018 - 11:00am3/24 UPDATE:
The Cubs released OF Peter Bourjos prior to the 12 PM (Eastern) deadline on Saturday.
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3/22 ORIGINAL POST:
An Article XX-B MLB free-agent who signs a minor league contract at least ten days prior to MLB Opening Day and then is either not released by 12 PM (Eastern) on the 5th day prior to MLB Opening Day or added to an MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) or MLB 60-day Disabled List by 12 PM (Eastern) on MLB Opening Day will automatically receive a $100,000 retention bonus, and the player can unilaterally opt-out of the minor league contract on June 1st if he has not been added to an MLB Active List (25-man roster) or an MLB Disabled List by that date.
CUBS ARTICLE XX-B MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS SPRING TRAINING 2018:
Peter Bourjos,OF
So, the Cubs need to decide by mid-day Saturday what they want to do with Peter Bourjos.
Here are their choices: