Comments on: Cubs’ New Deal With Szczur Carries Major Implications http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2011/03/cubs-new-deal-with-szczur-carries-major-implications/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt Eddy http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2011/03/cubs-new-deal-with-szczur-carries-major-implications/comment-page-1/#comment-95166 Matt Eddy Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:31:32 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=11205#comment-95166 <p>Note: Even if the Cubs add Szczur to the 40-man roster in November, as expected, they will in all likelihood be granted four option years for the four seasons from 2012-15. So if he needs the seasoning, Szczur could spend five full years in the minors, beginning in 2011, before he runs out of options in time for the 2016 season. </p> <p>The Cubs experienced a similar situation with a past fifth-round pick who starred in baseball and football in college. Drafted in 2006, righthander Jeff Samardzija signed a big league deal on Feb. 13, 2007, and spent the next four seasons on optional assignment before running out of options this season.</p> Note: Even if the Cubs add Szczur to the 40-man roster in November, as expected, they will in all likelihood be granted four option years for the four seasons from 2012-15. So if he needs the seasoning, Szczur could spend five full years in the minors, beginning in 2011, before he runs out of options in time for the 2016 season.

The Cubs experienced a similar situation with a past fifth-round pick who starred in baseball and football in college. Drafted in 2006, righthander Jeff Samardzija signed a big league deal on Feb. 13, 2007, and spent the next four seasons on optional assignment before running out of options this season.

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