Minor league contracts are what I like to call “no risk, high reward” deals for the ballclub that signs them. Since they typically involve little guaranteed money and do not use up a 40-man roster spot, teams usually hand them out fairly generously. Every spring training roster, for example, is filled with aging veterans and minor league free agents looking for a shot at cracking the Opening Day roster.
A handful of players throughout the league take their opportunity and run with it — Lucas Luetge in 2021 and Yangervis Solarte in 2014 are just two of many who made the Opening Day roster and saw success, while others put themselves in a position for a mid-season call-up.