Angels tender Raisel Iglesias the QO (Iglesias rejects)

[mmc]

 

[drpiranha]

Raisel is probably insulted that his 1st name is wrong and won't be an Angel now.

 

[Lou]

There you are!

[Lou]

lol @ Raised 

[jsnpritchett]

 

[jsnpritchett]

For anyone who's wondering, players who get a qualifying offer have 10 days to accept it or reject it.  They're still free to negotiate with teams other than the one that makes the QO, though.

[Erstad Grit]

Wow so Kershaw wasn't?

[Blarg]

Somebody wake @Angel Oracle from his nap. 

[HanfordGuy]

28 minutes ago, Lou said:

lol @ Raised 

[UndertheHalo]

13 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Somebody wake @Angel Oracle from his nap. 

AW will be still be here when he’s rested. 

[mmc]

29 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

For anyone who's wondering, players who get a qualifying offer have 10 days to accept it or reject it.  They're still free to negotiate with teams other than the one that makes the QO, though.

Could see it being a Will Smith situation if he’s worried about an impending strike, give me your best offers now or I’m accepting the QO

[Docwaukee]

50 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

I could see Belt and Verlander accepting.  

[failos]

Based Iglesias

[Angelsfan1984]

This was a no brainer. 

[Angel Oracle]

Just now, Angelsfan1984 said:

This was a no brainer. 

True, still…

Alert Ripley’s!

Arte FINALLY made a QO 18 years into ownership!

[ettin]

7 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

True, still…

Alert Ripley’s!

Arte FINALLY made a QO 18 years into ownership!

In his defense, AO, the QO has only been around for about 9 years, but the point is still taken.

[Lou]

Which players should have been extended a QO?

[tdawg87]

13 minutes ago, Lou said:

Which players should have been extended a QO?

Bundy.

[AngelStew43]

I hope we can offer Iglesias a multi year deal, maybe something slightly under the QO value of 18 plus million per year.  

Maybe 3/45?

[Angelsjunky]

He presumably was raised (an) Iglesias.

Anyhow, good news. Now we have:

1) He accepts it and the Angels have him for $18.4M in 2021, a slight overpay but not horrible. If so, they can either:

A. Let him play out the year and re-evaluate later, or

B. Sign him to an extension in the offseason, for something like +2/$30-33M, which makes the overall payment 3/$48-51M, or $16-17M a year.

2) He refuses it and either:

A. The Angels lose him to free agency and get a draft pick, or

B. They sign to a contract, for something like 3/$48-51M or 4/$60M.

Now it is pretty much a win-win-win situation, although one that still runs the risk of an overpay.

 

[greginpsca]

I highly doubt he accepts the QO. I have said it before that he should sign for at least 3 years, to insure financial security in the future. He needs 3 more years to qualify for a pension. If he accepts the QO, then blows out his arm, he is done. No pension.  If he signs a 3 year deal, that locks in his pension in case of injury. Future protected. This contract comes at a pivotable time where he has the most value.  That said, the team that i expect to go after him the hardest  [ other than the Angels ] is Boston. They have the payroll flexability to spend on him.

[BTH]

46 minutes ago, greginpsca said:

I highly doubt he accepts the QO. I have said it before that he should sign for at least 3 years, to insure financial security in the future. He needs 3 more years to qualify for a pension. If he accepts the QO, then blows out his arm, he is done. No pension.  If he signs a 3 year deal, that locks in his pension in case of injury. Future protected. This contract comes at a pivotable time where he has the most value.  That said, the team that i expect to go after him the hardest  [ other than the Angels ] is Boston. They have the payroll flexability to spend on him.

I'm not so sure Boston is gonna want to spend big money on a closer. Their head of baseball operations, Chaim Bloom, comes from TB where they find/develop pitching. Maybe it changes now that he's in a place where he has money to spend, but I think he'd prefer to avoid long-term, high-money commitments on a reliever (which is the position that tends to be most volatile).

 

The team I'd watch for in regards to Iglesias is Philadelphia. Dombrowski is aggressive and has a clear need at closer.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

6 hours ago, mmc said:

 

I thought that teams could only offer a QO to one player. I see two Mets on this list, Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard. Surprised that Justin Verlander got one, given his age and injury history.

Edited November 8, 2021 by Vegas Halo Fan

[beatlesrule]

Weren't there posters here that were adamant the Angels would NOT offer him the QO? Not just in one post but in many of their post for months now too. And not that they don't think they should but that the Angels would NOT offer him it. Like they thought they had some kind of inside info

The tweet meant that Raisel got a raise so named him Raised.

[ettin]

25 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

I thought that teams could only offer a QO to one player. I see two Mets on this list, Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard. Surprised that Justin Verlander got one, given his age and injury history.

No, it is the player themselves that can only receive one QO in their career. Teams can extend QO's to as many FA's as they please. Also the QO system may very well disappear, here, in the next CBA.