Lyle Overbay has an opt-out in his contract with the Red Sox through Tuesday.
If the Red Sox don't elect to keep him on the Major League roster, but want to send him to the minors, they have to pay him a $100,000 bonus as required by the new collective bargaining agreement.
"If it works out it works out," Overbay said. "My swing is getting there. I had a back issue a couple of days ago, but I feel fine now, but I lost some time there. I'm not as consistent as I want to be. I felt good in the cage the last couple of days."