Seven Players Receive Qualifying Offer
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Seven players in this years free agent cla s have been tagged with the qualifying offer, reports Jeff Pa san of ESPN ( ). Those players are: (Angels) (Cubs) (Blue Jays) (Twins) (Padres) (Phillies) (Padres) Previous reports had already indicated that , , and had not received the QO. The same is true of https://www.sharksbelief.com/collections/craig-janney-jersey and longer-shot candidates like and . The QO is valued at $20.325MM this offseason. Players have until next Tuesday to decide whether to accept. The seven players who were tagged all seemed virtual locks to both receive and decline it. Its hard to envision anyone in this group taking a one-year pact. Indeed, the more surprising aspect of this years cla s were the number of players who were not qualified. Last winter, 14 players were tagged with the QO. Borderline cases and wound up accepting. Teams were far more risk-averse this winter, shying away from the potential lofty commitment for all but the markets top options. [ Related: ] With QO decisions now made, every free agent is allowed to begin negotiations with other teams. The five-day window of exclusive negotiation with their incumbent club is over. If these players sign elsewhere, their teams would be entitled to compensation. The Twins, as a revenue sharing recipient, stand to receive the greatest compensation. A suming Gray beats a $50MM guarantee (a good bet), Minnesotas compensatory pick would fall after the first round in next years draft. The Cubs, as a team that neither receives sharing nor paid the luxury tax, would land a choice that falls between Competitive Balance Round B and the start of the third round for Bellingers departure. San Diego, Toronto and Philadelphia all surpa sed the CBT threshold this year. Theyd therefore receive the lowest compensation a draft choice between Rounds 4 and 5. The Angels finished the season right on the border of the $233MM threshold and dont yet know whether they paid the tax. As a result, theyre still awaiting word on whether theyd land the pick before the third round or after the fourth if Ohtani heads elsewhere. https://www.sharksbelief.com/collections/sandis-ozolinsh-jersey