After the Arizona Diamondbacks exercised as expected club options on relievers Brad Ziegler and Josh Collmenter for the 2016 season, the team is left with only two free agents to make decisions on: reliever David Hernandez, and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
Before we get into anything specific on either Hernandez or Saltalamacchia, I am going to discuss the pros and cons of a concept that you are going to hear a lot about over the next couple of days: the qualifying offer.
The qualifying offer was first introduced into the CBA prior to the 2013 season.