I would not say that Cowser is 8th in fWAR because AL outfielders are bad this year. He’s at 1.9 fWAR, which projects to 4.4 fWAR for the whole season. Last year, Austin Hays was 8th at 2.5 fWAR.
I do think that (1) fWAR overrates Cowser’s season to date, and (2) his numbers are largely based on the first month of the season. To the latter point, Cowser was worth 1.4 fWAR after 27 games, 1.7 after 54.
I have not seen any reports of a limit on the number of qualifying offers a team can make.
I disagree that Santander is unlikely to receive a QO, or that he will accept it if he gets one. Of course, it depends how the rest of his season plays out. But I’ve been on record that if Santander has a season as good as the last two (120/121 OPS+), he should get a QO and will turn it down. Right now he’s at 131 OPS+, so we’ll see how it goes from here.
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