Emmanuel Rodriguez and a 4th option

[jorgenswest]

The 4th option has always been a little bit of a mystery to me. The 4th option can be granted if a player has exhausted 3 and had less than 5 full seasons.

Rodriguez was in the GCL. That was not a full season. The 5 others were injury filled so he might make it in there. A full season is defined as spending at least 90 days on an active professional (Major or Minor League) roster. If a player spends time on the Injured List, that time does not count toward the 90 days unless it was preceded by at least 60 days on the active roster.

Would this year be a full season if he doesn’t return early enough or at all? How about 2022, 2024 or 2025? He only needs to find one to qualify.

 

[stringer bell]

MLB Trade Rumors is reporting E-Rod will undergo thumb surgery again. Ugh.