Cubs sign deals with Schwarber, Baez, Happ |
The Chicago Cubs have locked up several young players (0-3 years of MLB experience) to pre-arbitration salaries for the 2018 season on Sunday.
Here is the full rundown of the seven players and their new finalized contracts for 2018: Javier Baez $657,000 Mike Montgomery $611,250 Kyle Schwarber $604,500 Willson Contreras $604,500 Carl Edwards Jr. $594,000 Albert Almora Jr. $584,500 Ian Happ $570,000 (renewal over $540K minimum) In Year 7 of Theo regime, Ian Happ becomes first pre-arbitration Cub to have contract renewed (at $25,000 above big-league minimum). GM Jed Hoyer: "There's zero hard feelings." This is great that their deals are done for the season, and hopefully, the players are satisfied with their contracts and ready to produce in 2018. This list of players shows the fabulous future that the Cubs hopefully have in store for several more seasons. It's always smart to get the financial details out of the way so players can just focus on playing baseball.
