Off-season Qualifying Offer Question

[Billy F-Face3]

Just now, Billy F-Face3 said:

The problem with a Cowser/Kjerstad/Stowers/Bradfield outfield roster is there are no right handers to handle LHP.

I don't think a completely left handed outfield is the ambition for an organization that values versatility.

Fixed it.

[IPlayGM]

4 hours ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

Fixed it.

Still a lot of things to shake out this year that IMO affects this decision.  
1. Is Silent J the heir apparent to RF?

2. Is Beavers taking the next step and showing as a viable starting OF?

3. Is Fabian taking the next step to be a legit 4th OF who can play all 3 positions?

 

I will be very surprised if Taters is on the team next year. Honestly I think that if he is it will be due to failure of the young guys to show out. Good thing for us is we have enough of them that I don’t think that will happen.

[Frobby]

11 hours ago, emmett16 said:

This thread is a going to be super funny shortly after Santander goes on a heater.  

Without being on a heater, he’s on pace for 27 HR and 115 RBI.   His BA and OBP are a little lower than normal right now, but his 118 OPS+ is right in line with 120-121 from the last two years.   Defensively, he’s played well.   No big complaints about Santander so far, though I think his swing has looked a little loopy at times, generating a lot of pop-ups.  His value hasn’t changed much from last year IMO.

[UMDTerrapins]

Off-topic. Why is it that when managers aren’t renewed/extended at the end of their contracts the press says that they were fired, but when teams fire a player while they are actively under contract the press says they were released? 

By the managers’ standard, we’d be saying Santander is being fired once his contract expires this off-season. And that Cal Ripken Sr. was released eight games into the 1988 season. 

[foxfield]

The question isn’t whether you offer it. It’s whether you are willing for him to accept it. 
 

It’s going to be pretty easy if Santander stays healthy to math out why he is worth more than $20M. But the pick associated with signing him could well affect the market. 
 

If you would love him back, make the offer.  However, if you have any qualms about paying him for one year, you don’t offer the QO. 

[Too Tall]

1 hour ago, foxfield said:

The question isn’t whether you offer it. It’s whether you are willing for him to accept it. 
 

It’s going to be pretty easy if Santander stays healthy to math out why he is worth more than $20M. But the pick associated with signing him could well affect the market. 
 

If you would love him back, make the offer.  However, if you have any qualms about paying him for one year, you don’t offer the QO. 

This is spot on. You make the offer if there is need and he projects as worth that amount within the context of what else you play to do financially. Does he fit into your total budget plan if he accepts? If he's still here in September, we will have a better feel for the situation.