Stephen Strasburg and Anthony Rendon are two of ten free agents who received qualifying offers from their now-former (even if only momentarily “former”) teams on Monday.
Strasburg, 31, is hitting free agency coming off solid, healthy regular season, and dominant postseason, in which he was named World Series MVP, posting a 1.98 ERA, four walks, 47 Ks, and a .221/.239/.368 line against in six games, five starts, and 36 1⁄3 IP in October, after a big (18-6) season in the nation’s capital in which he put up a 3.32 ERA, 3.