Last offseason it was pretty clear that Alex Anthopoulos and the Atlanta Braves were not going to pursue a free agent that had a qualifying offer.
The reason for that is because the Braves would have to forfeit a high draft pick in order to sign someone with a qualifying offer.
And with the international restrictions Atlanta is currently under, they couldn’t risk giving up such valuable assets.
However, that can’t be the case this offseason.
My biggest reason for saying that is that my favorite pitching targets are on that list.