We’re just 10 days away from the start of the regular season and several big-name free agents are still searching for teams. Even signing immediately would leave too little time for starting pitchers to get ramped up by Opening Day, but Jordan Montgomery may have added incentive to wait longer. As noted by Greg Zumach of North Side Bound, a wrinkle in the qualifying offer system could delay the lefty’s inevitable decision.
Montgomery seemed to have a leg up on some of his colleagues because he hadn’t declined a qualifying offer and thus was not saddled with the associated penalties.