Szczur Commits to Cubs

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Outfielder Matt Szczur has verbally agreed to a deal worth $1.5MM with the Cubs, tweets Jim Callis of Baseball America. Tony Pauline first reported the deal (on Twitter).

Szczur, 21, was the Cubs' fifth round pick in the 2010 draft. He agreed to a $100K signing bonus at the time and hit .347/.414/.465 in 116 A-ball plate appearances after signing. Szczur then returned to Villanova for his senior football season, and this new contract buys him away from a potential NFL career.

The original contract called for a $500K bonus if Szczur committed to the Cubs in writing before the NFL combine in February, but it's unclear if that money is still in play. Baseball America recently ranked Szczur as Chicago's seventh best prospect, though that was before the Matt Garza trade thinned their system.
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Cubs Get Verbal Commitment From Matt Szczur: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

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If only someone else committed to football.
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can we trade shark back to notre dame for this guy?
 

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Now I feel a little better about trading Guyer.
 
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Jntg4 said:
Now I feel a little better about trading Guyer.
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I always figured he'd be traded anyway... I have nothing to back this up but I just never really thought they'd keep him.

It was fun to watch him down here tho...
 
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Very nice. Choosing between baseball and football is a no brainer. Much more money in baseball then in football and theres no guaranteed contracts in football. Glad this kid picked the Cubs instead of the NFL.
 

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Hope i get to see him in Peoria this year.
 
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Nice to hear. Hope this guy can be successful.
 
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