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MLB Opt-Out Clauses Increasing Popularity Among Players And Teams

The opt-out option within contacts has been the new craze in the MLB. This past week we saw Yoenis Cespedes join the club as he signed a three-year deal with the New York Mets…but after the first year, he can opt-out of his contract and re-hit the free agent market.

Cespedes joins David Price, Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, Johnny Cueto and Scott Kazmir as players who negotiated opt-out clauses within the contract during this offseason.