Cubs Settle with Willson Contreras for $6.65 Million

Not long after it was announced that Javy Báez had agreed to an $11.65 million contract, word came out that Willson Conteras had settled for $6.65 million. That’s a nearly 50% increase over what would have been a $4.5 million salary last season, but it’s still well below the high end of projections for the catcher.

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Contreras still has one more year of club control remaining and he’s been heavily mentioned in trade rumors all winter, so we’ll see whether this brings things into focus.