Per the MLB/MLBPA collective bargaining agreement, there is an opt-out date coming up Friday for certain players:
FYI: Article XX(B) FA signed to MiLB deals have a universal opt-out on 3/22 at 2PM EST; the team then has until noon EST on 3/24 to add the player the 40-man or release him. Those players are in the following tweet:
— Jon Becker (@jonbecker_) March 19, 2024
Jon Becker’s following tweet showed lists of players by league. There are three Cubs who are affected: Carl Edwards Jr., Garrett Cooper and David Peralta. The CBA article noted gives players with six years of MLB experience who were on a MLB roster (or IL) at the end of the previous season and then signed minor-league contracts this right.