Major League Baseball organizations had until today at 5 PM eastern to offer their impending free agents qualifying offers.
A qualifying offer is a one-year, $15.8 million deal, which is the average of the top 125 one-year salaries in the game. Any impending free agent can be offered a qualifying offer, however, that player must have spent the entire season with the organization that is offering them the deal (i.e. traded players like Johnny Cueto cannot be offered a qualifying offer). If the player accepts the qualifying offer, they are basically re-signing with their former club to a one-year, $15.8 million deal. If the player rejects the qualifying offer, they become a free agent as scheduled. However, if they sign with a different team, then their original team (the team they are coming from) will receive an extra first round draft pick at the end of the first round. The team that signs the player loses their first round pick, as long as they are not within the top 10 in the draft order (which in that case, they would lose their second round pick). In the three-year history of the qualifying offer, no player has accepted the deal. An MLB-record 20 players were offered a qualifying offer today. They have one week to make a decision whether they want to accept or decline the deal:
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The Seattle Mariners announced the hiring of Angels assistant general manager Scott Servais to be their manager. Mike DiGiovana of the Los Angeles Times first reported the move.
Seattle did not announce any further changes to the coaching staff, however, the Times reported that Angels special assistant Tim Bogar is expected to be named bench coach. Servais and Bogar, coming from the Angels, already have an existing connection with general manager Jerry Dipoto (who is the former Angels GM himself). "Through the course of the 20-plus years I've known Scott, I've come to see him as one of the most complete, well balanced and inclusive baseball people in the industry," Dipoto said in a press release. "I've been fortunate enough to call him a teammate as a player, while also having worked closely with him as an organizational leader in both Colorado and Los Angeles. He is a communicator with strong baseball acumen and leadership skills. I truly believe his strong character and career experiences as a player, coach and executive have prepared him for this opportunity." Servais played in the Major Leagues for 11 seasons, but has never coached or managed professionally. The 48-year-old Servais has been an Angels assistant GM since 2011 and interviewed to become the full-time GM earlier this year. He was passed up for the now-Angels GM Billy Eppler. "I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to manage the Seattle Mariners," Servais said in the press release. "It has long been my goal to manage a big league team and while I took a slightly different path than many, I am confident in my ability to lead. We have a terrific core of players and I'm looking forward to bringing in a coaching staff that will help me establish a winning culture here as we work toward putting a championship-caliber team on the field for the fans of the Northwest." Servais replaces Lloyd McClendon, who was fired from his post after Dipoto was given his position. He becomes the 17th manager in Mariners history and will attempt to lead the team to their first postseason appearance since 2001. --Devan Fink MLB Roundup: Lloyd McClendon out as Mariners' manager; Dan Jennings returns to GM post with Marlins10/10/2015
Here's a quick Major League Baseball roundup from October 9:
The Seattle Mariners have named Jerry Dipoto general manager, the team announced on Monday.
Dipoto will replace Jack Zduriencik, who was dismissed from the team on August 28. The 47-year-old Dipoto resigned from the GM position with the Los Angeles Angels on July 1, following a long-term disagreement that included years of tension with manager Mike Scioscia over the usage of analytics. In August, Dipoto was hired by the Red Sox to serve in an advisory role. The team, however, noted that if Dipoto was given the opportunity to be a GM, he would pursue that instead of continuing to work with Boston. Many names were thrown around as possible options for the Mariners' opening when the GM search began a month ago to this day. Yankees assistant GM Billy Eppler and Dipoto were the rumored two finalists for the job last Friday. The Mariners ownership ultimately wanted a GM with experience, and Dipoto fits that bill. "Jerry impressed us at each step of the process,” said president Kevin Mather in a statement. “He has a very unique skill set, having been a successful player in the Majors, then moving into front offices with steadily increasing responsibilities. Jerry has scouted, spent time in player development and has a track record as a very successful General Manager. During our conversations over the past few weeks, it became clear to me that he has a very solid understanding of our team and organization, both where we are and where we want to be. And he has a strategy to get us there. Few candidates bring the combination of playing the game, scouting, a solid understanding of statistical metrics and a plan for player development. I am looking forward to having Jerry lead our baseball operations for a long time.” Dipoto played in the Major Leagues for parts of eight seasons spanning from 1993 to 2000, pitching to a career 27-24 record with a 4.05 ERA in 495 1/3 innings with the Indians, Mets, and Rockies. Dipoto has worked in the front office since becoming a scout with the Red Sox in 2003. He became the Angels' GM in 2011. --Devan Fink
Three trades were finalized in the final hours of the August waiver trading/playoff eligibility deadline...
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