Roster moves, options and opt-outs are in the news this week, and the Chicago Cubs are no exception to those moves:
The exercising of Jose Quintana’s option was expected, and a no-brainer, really; it’s for $10.5 million.
Jerry Vasto is a 26-year-old lefthander who made a handful of relief appearances iwth the Rockies and Royals last season. He was a 24th-round pick of the Rockies in 2014 and was traded to the Royals for Drew Butera on August 31, 2018.
This could be another roster Jenga move, or Vasto might be in line to be on the Iowa shuttle in 2019.