The way MLB contracts work under the previous and current CBA heavily rely upon a player’s contract options or the number of times he can be shipped back and forth between AAA and the MLB level. St. Louis Cardinals‘ middle infielder, Greg Garcia, is one player facing a contract issue this spring related to options.
Here’s the skinny (and not just because Garcia is a man of slight build), Garcia is under contract with the Cardinals for 2017 but his contract is out of options. This means that Greg must break spring training on the MLB roster or the organization must release him for waivers.