Wherever he is, whatever his role, he finds a way to steal bases. As such, he has plenty of fantasy value despite a rather unremarkable .262/.322/.340 career line and 10 career homers.
So, the rest of the baseball world might gloss over the fact that Bonifacio agreed to a minor league deal with the Cubs on Saturday, but fantasy owners should be on alert.
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Bonifacio is primarily known as a second baseman, a spot which is occupied by Darwin Barney in Chicago. He's played pretty much every position but first base and catcher, though, so "fit" really isn't an issue. It's a bit curious that he only signed a minor league deal, but Jon Heyman reports that Bonifacio turned down major league offers from other clubs, so it's reasonable to assume he has a pretty good idea of whether he'll make the team out of spring training. If he does, he'll likely find himself in the lineup three or four days a week given the Cubs' relatively lackluster lineup.
That's might not enough for weekly league owners, but daily league owners can use Bonifacio as a super-sub at 2B and the OF. Again, you're not going to get much out of the 28-year-old speedster other than steals and maybe some runs, but in deep leagues, that's good enough for a late-round pick or free-agent pickup.
