Royals Designate Emilio Bonifacio For Assignment By Charlie Wilmoth [February 1 at 10:57am CST] The Royals have designated infielder Emilio Bonifacio for assignment, according to a team release. The move clears space on the Royals roster for Bruce Chen. Bonifacio, who will be 29 in April, hit .243/.295/.331 in 461 plate appearances divided between the Royals and Blue Jays in 2013. In mid-January, the Royals agreed to a one-year, $3.5MM deal with him to avoid arbitration, so it comes as a surprise that they would designate him for assignment two weeks later. Chens $3MM salary essentially replaces Bonifacios $3.5MM, and arbitration contracts are not guaranteed, so the decision to designate Bonifacio may have been a matter of making room for Chen in the Royals budget. The Royals could well trade Bonifacio in the next ten days. Pedro Ciriaco could pick up playing time as a utility infielder in Bonifacios place.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:17:25 +0000
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