It's regarding the new CBA rules. Bautista can't sign with Boston for a 2 year term and get a qualifying offer at the end of it anymore (because he got one from Toronto) which totally f***s over his market now. Team's don't want to give up a draft pick that they can't recoup later. The question is, are they referring to just his next contract or all future contracts, it doesn't seem clear to me.
I think GMs wouldn't do that, they'd simply switch focus after the deadline and let the agent come back to them to see if the offer is still available, so they instantly get the upper hand in negotiations, Seinfeld style.
Question about the qualifying offer. They say "Importantly, players will no longer be able to receive more than a single qualifying offer". Does that mean over the course of their entire career? If a player rejects a QO when he's 28, 10 years later he can't be offered one after playing for 3 different teams? Or does it mean back to back?
lol first thing I see logging in to twitter, this is why I stay far away from social media
@Wilnerness590 @LottOnBaseball does the Pearce signing mean that Justin Smoak has just become our everyday first baseman?
Seriously it's members like jerb that help make this forum great. I never go chasing news because anything worth noting gets posted here and within minutes at that.
I love fishing, I've gone on trips spending 14 hours on the water in an aluminum boat in a single day, but I don't think I'd have the desire to sleep in a fishing hut. Beers only last so long.