The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers continued their spending spree by signing starting pitcher Blake Snell to a massive deal last week, but many wondered why they didn't extend a qualifying offer to free-agent starter Walker Buehler.
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Buehler "likely would have said yes to the one-year, $21.05 million" qualifying offer from the Dodgers, which would've been cheaper than the five-year, $182 million contract that Snell signed. However, Los Angeles reportedly "did not want to force the issue with Buehler" for various reasons.
The 30-year-old struggled through 16 regular-season starts with a 1-6 record and a 5.