The first week of the MLB offseason generally includes a lot of housekeeping roster moves, including the decision on whether to extend a qualifying offer (QO) to any upcoming free agents. The San Francisco Giants handed out two qualifying offers on Monday.
So what the heck does that mean?
Let’s start with a list of all the players who received a QO this offseason for some context:
Ten players tendered qualifying offers today:
Josh Donaldson, Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon, Gerrit Cole, Jose Abreu, Jake Odorizzi, Madison Bumgarner, Zack Wheeler, Will Smith, Marcell Ozuna.