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Old 03-31-2015, 08:43 AM   #1671
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Kris Bryant was sent down to the minors yesterday and so the MLBPA and Scott Boras are threatening litigation against the Cubs.

They have zero case. The CBA says that players can't accrue a full year of service if they spend 12 days of the season before September in the minors, therefore keeping the player under team control for a whole extra year. The Red Sox are doing the same thing with Blake Swihart, and they actually NEED a catcher.

Any team would be stupid to not do this especially since it's the difference between negotiating with an asshat like Boras a year earlier than you have to.

I don't like the rule either, but that's how the CBA is structured. The union doesn't like it? Try to negotiate to have it changed next time the CBA is up.

The only "wrong" thing the Cubs are doing is saying they're sending him down because his defense at 3B isn't up to par. It'll make them look dumb when in a few weeks Bryant is suddenly pronounced ready to debut. Just say it's to get an extra year of eligibility, everybody knows that's the reason anyway.
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