The Arizona Diamondbacks waited patiently to hear back after extending qualifying offers to A.J. Pollock and Patrick Corbin. Worst case, their star players would return on a $17.9MM one-year deal. Best case, the Diamondbacks will be in a position to gain compensatory draft picks in their stead.
Or maybe the best case is the players return, and the worst case is the draft picks. I’m not sure. Regardless, both Corbin and Pollock declined their qualifying offers this afternoon. Of the seven free agents who were extended QOs, only Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers accepted.