MLB’s $20 Million Question: Soto, Alonso, and Teoscar Weigh In on the Lucrative Qualifying Offer

In MLB, on the 4th (5th Japan time), the players who became free agents (FA) from each teamQualifying Offer (QO)was presented. The objectives of the off-season are:Juan SotoOutfielder (Yankees)Pete tooInterior (Mets),Teoscar HernandezOutfielder (Dodgers)Corbin burnsA total of 13 players, including the pitcher (Orioles).

Athletes who receive the offer have 10 days to accept or decline the offer.

◆”Teoscar over Soto” T. Hernandez, who is “very popular” locally, has “overwhelmingly approved” of re-signing with the Dodgers, with some saying “I’ll be a Dodger for life”

■Only 13 players have accepted QO in the past.

Juan Soto of the Yankees (C) Getty Images

QO is a system in which the former team of a player who has become a free agent prioritizes the offer to remain on a one-year contract. The amount offered is calculated from the average of the top 125 players with annual salary and is $21.05 million (about 3.2 billion yen) for this season. If a player who receives an offer declines the QO and signs with another team, his former team may receive draft picks as compensation.

Since the 2012 offseason, when the QO was introduced, only 13 players have accepted and stayed, which is a rare case. Many free agent players enter into contract negotiations with other teams, but the trend is for players to submit a QO first so that their former teams do not miss the opportunity to receive compensation.

The 13 players who were offered QOs this offseason and their performances this season are as follows.

■List of players eligible for qualifying offers by team for the 2024 offseason

Yankee

・Fullback Juan Soto (26 years old)
Batting Average: .288, 41 home runs, 109 RBI

orioles

・Pitcher Corbin Burns (age 30)
15 wins, 9 losses, 2.92 ERA

・Anthony Santander, winger (30 years old)
.235 batting average, 44 home runs, 102 RBI

red socks

・Pitcher Nick Pivetta (age 31)
6 wins, 12 losses, 4.14 ERA

star

・Alex Bregman Infielder (30 years old)
.260 batting average, 26 home runs, 75 RBI

Courageous

・The Max Fried jug (30 years)
11 wins, 10 losses, 3.25 ERA

brewers

・Infielder Willie Adames (29 years old)
.251 batting average, 32 home runs, 112 RBI

mets

・Infielder Pete Alonso (29 years old)
.240 batting average, 34 home runs, 88 RBI

・Pitcher Sean Manaia (age 32)
12 wins, 6 losses, 3.47 ERA

・Pitcher Luis Severino (30 years old)
11 wins, 7 losses, 3.91 ERA

tax evaders

・Teoscar Hernandez, winger (32 years old)
.272 batting average, 33 home runs, 99 RBI

diamonds

・Infielder Christian Walker (33 years old)
.251 batting average, 26 home runs, 84 RBI

red

・Pitcher Nick Martinez (age 34)
10 wins, 7 losses, defensive rating 3.10

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