Lance Lynn has been a free agent since rejecting the St. Louis Cardinals qualifying offer in November. Many have speculated the former Cardinal pitcher was looking for a 4-5 year deal for close to $20 million a year. As of this writing, there have been no takers and many have asked why.
According to Jon Taylor of SI, ” free agent compensation rules are incredibly complicated”, especially for those who receive and reject qualifying offers. Due to these rules, a free agent can find himself trapped in a “purgatory” that makes him undesirable for teams to sign.