San Francisco Giants’ Spring Training Star Will Not Exercise His Opt-Out Clause
The San Francisco Giants have options at the catcher position. One broke out this spring but will start out in Triple-A after choosing to remain with the team
The San Francisco Giants have had a few players break out in a big way this spring, as they look to make roster cut-downs and work their way to having a 26-man roster. The decisions begin to get harder and harder at this point, with quality players left pretty much all around the lineup, some choices will have to be made that may be ill-advised.
One of the players who has been phenomenal for the Giants this spring is catcher Max Stassi, who is coming off a partial hip replacement surgery. He would ultimately end up being notified that Sam Huff would be the backup catcher instead of him, which would lead to a decision.
Stassi had an opt-out clause in his minor-league contract that would allow him to leave if not on the MLB roster both at the end of spring training and at multiple points in the future. However, it seems he will not be utilizing it, as Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (subscription required) notes the veteran catcher, “has known the plan for a while and is fine with it.”
His contract does have two more opt-out clauses, however, as was reported by Mark Polishuk of MLB Trade Rumors. The next of these opt-outs comes on May 1, so if he has not been elevated by then or given a large-scale opportunity, he can choose to move on and pursue a new team.
