2025/26 Hot Stove League Thread
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I think MKE was hoping he would not take it but he did. They screwed up offering it hoping he would not take it and get a draft pick for a guy who's lost a lot after his arm surgery. MKE going to pay him $30 million for next year $20 million QO and the $10 million he got from declining his player option.
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i don't pretend to understand how contracts in baseball work. did the brewers have to make a "qualifying offer" (whatever that is), and if not, why did they?
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No they did not have to make a qualifying offer but then he would have been free to sign with any team and the Brewers would have not got a draft pick. Instead they made a qualifying offer which was over $20 million for one year. Woodruff option was to accept that offer or turn it down and become a FA to seek a better deal but MKE would have been given a draft pick at the end of the 1st round had he turned it down and signed with a new team.
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okay, so why didn't they just offer $20 million if they didn't really want him back?
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IMO they wanted the draft pick that would have went with him leaving and they had hoped he would have turned down the offer they made to try to secure a multi year contract with another team. It was a gamble on the Brewers part and Woodruff decided $20 million one year was probably better then he could do on open market. I worry if he can stay healthy for a full season. Plus his fastball lost like 3 mph last year and now sits in the low 90s.