This afternoon should be filled with announcements on the Cubs agreeing on contract terms for 2020 with arbitration-eligible players.
Here’s another!
Albert Almora Jr.’s $1.575 million contract is $225,000 less than MLB Trade Rumors’ projection for his 2020 salary. To keep a running tab on Cubs players above and below projection today, that’s a net $125,000 “savings” for the Cubs so far.
Almora had a down year offensively and defensively in 2019 and at this point in his career is likely a fourth outfielder, although there are teams he could probably start for.