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Brixton
No
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
Worst case scenario they’re overpaying him to fill a need for one year.
crazy Jawa
Nope! Hit the bricks. Oriole’s can get him cheaper on a 1 year deal. Hopefully has a more productive year and then hit the open market.
The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla
No way. Let him sign in ATL or CLE for 1 yr/$6mm.
Steve Adams
Wieters, with or without rejecting a qualifying offer, will shatter that. And I say that as someone who isn’t a huge fan of his overall skill set.
go_jays_go
@ Steve Adams.
What’s the type of best possible outcome you see for Weiters?
I was thinking something in the range of 2yr/$30m if Weiters rejects a QO.
mgraub00
There is no way he gets only 1 year for $6 million. Backup catchers almost get there no days. The O’s need to learn from their mistake of no offering QO’s and offer him another one. If he accepts then that’s one need they don’t have to worry about, if he doesn’t the he’ll get a decent 3-4 year deal in the open market and O’s get a MUCH needed Comp. pick.
woodhead1986
Worst case; he fills in at a palatable price tag (after all, there are no bad 1 year deals) and ideally, he gets a better offer elsewhere, and they net a pick. Its not like the O’s system is overflowing with talent these days, In all honesty, the pick is debatable more valuable then Wieters.
daveinmp
I have to think Boras would be smart enough to take another QO since he’s probably only worth slightly more than half that. I suppose if I’m Baltimore I could live another year vastly overpaying him, especially if they don’t have a viable alternative, They do need to address starting pitching and freeing up some cash might help. Tough call.
dwilson10
If I was the O’s, I would offer him one. It has already came out that he will most likely not accept it, so the O’s would then get the extra draft pick if he goes on and signs somewhere else. If he does accept it then they have their catcher to cover the gap year for Sisco. If he doesn’t perform good enough and Sisco is ready by midseason then try to trade Wieters at the deadline.
boras4prez
I wish they would so the braves don’t sign him.
julyn82001
Boras will step in so he can get that 2nd QO…
bigkempin
Why would Boras want a QO for Weiters when Weiters would easily surpass the $17M QO total value on the open market. If anything Boras would prefer Weiters not get the QO because that would just increase Weiter’s value.
MB923
He had a better 2015 season than 2016 season (although his 2015 season was shorter)
If he accepted it after 2015, he very well may accept it after 2016.
jd396
Last year he was a productive hitter with health concerns, this year he’s coming off of a healthy but forgettable year… kind of adds up to the same thing. I think he’d be less likely to take it this year because he isn’t getting any younger (31? Holy hell, when did he get that old?) but still a pretty good chance he’d end up accepting it for basically the same reasons he took it last year.
Logan10braves
There’s no way Weiters gets more then $17MM annually on the open market.
Steve Adams
It’s not about surpassing the annual value — it’s about surpassing the total value by enough to outweigh the risk of taking the QO. A lot of fans get really hung up on average annual value, but in the end, it’s the total that matters. Wieters would happily take 4/48 or 3/39 over 1/17, for instance, even if the annual rates are lower in the multi-year deals. Security and stability for a player’s family carries a lot of weight.
mike156
I’d add he’s a catcher, playing in his age 31 year. His bat isn’t special at IB or DH. I think he’d live with 3/39,
takeyourbase
To add just a little, I’d say it’s also about total career earnings given that a players window to make money is pretty small.
No Soup For Yu!
If Ramos were entering the market without having injured his ACL I’d say don’t do it. However, I think with the Ramos injury that Wieters will reject a qualifying offer despite the lackluster overall results because of the weakened competition.
Nick4747
I agree offer it if he accepts and you don’t want to pay him you could find a taker on 1 year given the lackluster options @ catcher
BoldyMinnesota
Yes, and he’ll accept again
Pops
Please God NO – let Wieters walk. No QO. Pena and Joseph will get better results from O’s starting pitchers.
If Wieters likes being an Oriole so much…wait until end of February to give him a lowball offer.
jd396
Meh. I’m kind of on the fence. I thought it was a good idea last year but I don’t really think I’d do it again if I was in charge.
Dunny933
This is coming from a jays fan. I have always liked wieters but the problem I see is if he can’t rip it in Camden yards where else could he?
ezrider
No.
This way the Mets can try to sign him without giving up a pick for him.
notagain27
I don’t think he will get a second QO. I also believe a team shouldn’t be allowed to give a player consecutive QO’s. That will probably be a line item in the new working agreement.
Jonesyy
Time for the O’s to move on. Wieters has been a nice contributor for Baltimore but they need to pass the torch on to the younger kids like Chance Sisco.
jaysfan77
With the offense Baltimore has, they just need a reliable, defensively sound catcher, I say no.
restingmitchface
This would be a no-brainer YES if I were GM’ing the O’s.
Wieters put up 1.7 fWAR last season. That might not be superstar level production, but it’s near the league average. There’s a lot of value in a league average player, especially one that’s only under contract for one year.
Almost nothing can go wrong if he accepts the QO. He probably puts up something similar to what he did this year, and you take that and be pretty happy.
On the other hand, he rejects and you get yourself a late-first-rounder.
Win-win in my book.
honeybunchesofOs
100% agreed. Plenty of teams will need Matt as a huge upgrade from current situation. Not to mention… The lack of Free Agent talent this off season year! If he accepted, he would be thrown in with so many more talented guys next year and he would be in the background. QO him this year, take the draft pick. Matt and Boras will take the advantage of a weak FA class and he’ll be shopped like a stud
JFactor
I would. Go ahead and accept, he fills a void. If he walks, take the pick. Meanwhile, make an offer to him, 3/30?