There it is. Today, per Jeff Passan, the Chicago Cubs extended a one-year, $22 million Qualifying Offer not only to Kyle Tucker – we knew that was coming – but also to Shōta Imanaga.
The latter was put deeply into question by recent developments in the market, but clearly the Cubs believe Imanaga is worth a one-year, $22 million deal, and/or he will reject it in favor of a better contract, either with a new team or negotiated with the Cubs. The option the Cubs declined on Imanaga was effectively three years and $66 million, when counting the posting fee, so now they might get him instead for just one year at the same AAV.
Players have until November 18 to accept or reject the offer.
If accepted, it’s a one-year, $22 million contract for 2026. Pretty straightforward. Tucker will not, Imanaga might. The latter feels at least like a 50/50 proposition, but if there’s any fear about his market, Imanaga might feel like this is the best deal he’s going to get. I think the Cubs can make a quality rotation one way or another, but it’s hard not to want Shōta, the person, back with the team next year.
If rejected, the Qualifying Offer then entitles the player’s former team to draft pick compensation if and when the player signs with a new club. For the Cubs, that compensation would be an extra draft pick after the second round. (Not to be confused with the cost of signing a Qualified Free Agent, which is simply what you lose – it doesn’t go to the other team. The Cubs, for example, would lose their second highest draft pick and $500,000 in IFA pool money if they sign some other Qualified Free Agent.)
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