Today, many teams have been giving out qualifying offers. I think the concept of a qualifying offer is somewhat had to understand, so I felt that I should break it down for my readers. Here you go:
A qualifying offer can be made to players five days following the World Series who are at the end of their contracts that winter. Teams may only offer qualifying offers to their own free agents, so that they have the first crack at being able to re-sign their players. Qualifying offers are made for one year, and the base salary is dependent on the average of the top 125 salaries in the MLB. This year, the offer teams will be making to their free agents will be one year, for $14.1 million. Qualifying offers come with some restrictions as well. You may not offer a QO to a player who was acquired mid-season. A player has seven days to accept or decline a qualifying offer. If a player declines, a team who signs the player must give up their first-round draft pick, condensing the first round. Teams who lose these players will be given a compensatory selection in a smaller round at the end of the first round. Now that you understand the concept of qualifying offers, here is the qualifying offer tracker: Given a QO: Kendrys Morales (Mariners) Jacoby Ellsbury (Red Sox) Stephen Drew (Red Sox) Mike Napoli (Red Sox) Carlos Beltran (Cardinals) Hiroki Kuroda (Yankees) Curtis Granderson (Yankees) Robinson Cano (Yankees) Ubaldo Jimenez (Indians) Brian McCann (Braves) Nelson Cruz (Rangers) Shin-Soo Choo (Reds) Ervin Santana (Royals) Not given QO (Notable): Jarrod Saltalamacchia (Red Sox) Corey Hart (Brewers) Tim Hudson (Braves) Josh Johnson (Blue Jays) Bronson Arroyo (Reds) Bartolo Calon (A's) Grant Balfour (A's) Carlos Ruiz (Phillies) Roy Halladay (Phillies) A.J. Burnett (Pirates) Brian Wilson (Dodgers) Mark Ellis (Dodgers) Juan Uribe (Dodgers)
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