Nieves received a $100K retention bonus from the Padres on Tuesday, allowing the team to wait until Sunday to decide whether or not it will carry him on the Opening Day roster, the Union-Tribune reports. Because Nieves is a veteran with major league experience, the Padres had to decide Tuesday to either add him to the Opening Day roster, pay him the retention bonus, or release him. The Padres' situation at catcher behind Derek Norris became clouded after Tim Federowicz went down with a meniscus injury that will sideline him for three-to-six months. The only other viable catcher in Padres camp is Rocky Gale, who is a non-roster invitee. By paying Nieves the retention bonus, the Padres will have until noon on Sunday to decide if they will carry Nieves or Gale on the Opening Day roster.