"The QO is a one-year offer calculated by averaging the 125 highest salaries in MLB. This year's price is $22.025MM. Players who receive the QO have around two weeks to get an early feel for the market before deciding whether to accept. If they do, they cannot be traded without their consent until at least June 15 of the following season - as is the case for any MLB free agent who signs a major league deal."
"If the player rejects and signs elsewhere, his former team would receive draft compensation. The signing club would forfeit a pick (or picks) and potentially international signing bonus space. The compensation and penalties vary depending on teams' revenue sharing and luxury tax statuses. MLBTR's Mark Polishuk recently examined what each team would receive if they lose a qualified free agent, and the penalties they'd pay to sign one."
Clubs have until the fifth day after the World Series concludes to decide whether to issue qualifying offers to impending free agents. The QO is a one-year offer set at $22.025MM, derived from averaging the top 125 MLB salaries. Players receiving the QO get roughly two weeks to assess the market and can accept or reject; accepting restricts trades without consent until at least June 15 of the next season. Rejecting and signing elsewhere yields draft compensation to the former team and draft-pick and international-bonus penalties to the signing club, varying by revenue-sharing and luxury-tax status. Pitching candidates include clear high-end arms—Valdez, Suárez, Cease—and others with health or option uncertainties; Díaz is expected to opt out of two years and $38MM.
Read at MLB Trade Rumors
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