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Royals Make Qualifying Offer To James Shields

By Mark Polishuk | November 3, 2014 at 10:40am CDT

The Royals have extended a qualifying offer to free agent righty James Shields, the team announced (Twitter link).  Shields has until 4pm CT on November 10 to decide whether or not to accept the one-year, $15.3MM offer, though it is universally expected that he’ll reject the QO in favor of a larger deal in free agency.

In making the qualifying offer, the Royals stand to receive a first-round draft pick as compensation if and when Shields rejects the QO and signs with another team.  It has been presumed that K.C. wouldn’t be able to re-sign Shields given the high price tag he’ll command this winter, though the team will at least attempt to bring him back, perhaps buoyed by extra revenues from their postseason games.

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  1. slider32

    9 years ago

    I can see Shields rejecting the QA, but last year it came back to bite players like Cruz and Drew. Which players should accept a qualifying offer this year?

    Reply
    • MB923

      9 years ago

      “Which players should accept a qualifying offer this year?”

      Of the players rumored to get them, Ervin Santana easily comes to mind. I think David Robertson should too but I don’t see him accepting it, even though I think he should.

      Reply
    • Jeff Hill

      9 years ago

      Ervin Santana.

      Reply
  2. Mattias Svensson

    9 years ago

    They have to place that offer to get a draft pick. He will probably decline.

    Reply
    • MB923

      9 years ago

      Yes and Yes.

      Reply
  3. UltimateYankeeFan

    9 years ago

    Not a surprise. He’ll probably sign with another team so the Royals will get a supplemental pick when he does.

    Reply
    • MB923

      9 years ago

      You mean the Royals.

      Reply
      • riso30

        9 years ago

        Oh, so the Brewers don’t get anything through this deal? They should get something for giving up Lorenzo Cain and Alcides Escobar with nothing to show for it…

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        • Rally Weimaraner

          9 years ago

          The Brewers have plenty to show for it, they got Zack Greinke in 2010 and then flipped him for Jean Segura and pitchers Ariel Pena and Johnny Hellweg in 2012.

          Reply
          • riso30

            9 years ago

            Yeah, I know. That was the joke. He said the Brewers instead of Royals. I know they got Greinke. Royals got Cain, Escobar, and Odorizzi. Flipped Odorizzi along with Wil Myers for Shields and Wade Davis. Greinke is the gift that just keeps on giving for the 2014 American League Champion Royals.

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        • jfretless

          9 years ago

          …the have Greinke to show for it. ..oh wait, I mean, Betancourt, Pena, Hellweg, and Segura. Brewers FTW!

          Reply
      • UltimateYankeeFan

        9 years ago

        My bad. Thank you I’ll correct it.

        Reply
  4. heberts811

    9 years ago

    Hopefully this means the Red Sox will pass on him.

    Reply
    • MB923

      9 years ago

      If the Red Sox plan to compete in 2015, they’ll need as much starting pitching possible. When Clay Buchholz, maybe a #3 pitcher is your best pitcher, you got a problem.

      Reply
      • Draven Moss

        9 years ago

        No doubt, but IMO Shields isn’t fit for Fenway and, I don’t know if he can handle the pressure. I think it’d be best lay off of him and sign somebody else, maybe Lester or Scherzer. Especially if it’s gonna take 5 years, and 100 million dollars…..

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        • Marc

          9 years ago

          5 years for 100MM won’t sign Lester or Scherzer though, so it’s either going to cost more money (guessing 25-30MM/season @ 6+ years), or you’re going after aces via the trade market.

          Reply
          • MB923

            9 years ago

            And the only ace I can think of that MIGHT be on the trade market would be Hamels.

            Reply
            • Marc

              9 years ago

              Who has been good in the NL East, which means nothing one way or the other transitioning to the AL East other than weather…

              Reply
          • Draven Moss

            9 years ago

            I know that, and if I’m the Red Sox, I’d strongly consider getting one of Lester or Scherzer. Both will be aces for hopefully the foreseeable future, probably 3-4 years while I view Shields as an ace for next year, and a good no.2-3 after that. I don’t wanna pay 20 million for a no.3, two years down the road.

            Reply
      • Marc

        9 years ago

        It becomes worse when you have two #3 pitchers in Buch and Shields as your best pitchers.

        Reply
        • MB923

          9 years ago

          Shields is a #2 I’d say.

          Reply
          • Bob Bunker

            9 years ago

            I don’t know how I feel about assigning number 1-5 to pitchers. Part of me thinks you need a good number one to succeed but then you say Shields is a 2 which I agree with and yet the Royals made the World Series with him as their “ace”. Meanwhile the Dodgers with the best number 1 in the game didn’t advance past the first round.

            No reason why a team of above average pitchers say 5 pitchers with ERA+ of 105-115 couldn’t lead your team to a championship if you got lucky in the playoffs.

            Reply
  5. bobbleheadguru

    9 years ago

    Not really sure who will sign “Moderately Adequate Game” James.

    Reply
    • Bleed_Orange

      9 years ago

      Red Sox. He knows the AL East, he will be a reasonable cost in dollars and years, eats innings, and the Sox are starved for veteran pitching

      Reply
      • Marc

        9 years ago

        The problem is Shields isn’t an ace, and I could see the Sox touting “Big Game James” as their best pitcher if they land him instead of actually going after a better option. Veteran pitching is easy to come by – quality veteran pitching (i.e. #1 and #2 starters) is very difficult and expensive (either through free agency or trades) to find.

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        • Bleed_Orange

          9 years ago

          Exactly… I really think that Lester and Scherzer are going to be out of the Red Sox comfort zone due to the amount of dollars and years they are going to command. They need SP desperately and Shields would fall in to their most recent free agent signing strategy.

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          • Marc

            9 years ago

            Unfortunately, I agree. However, I can only see the Red Sox signing Shields if they somehow get another better pitcher via trade or FA, most likely trade as you’ve accurately mentioned the Lester and Scherzer expected contracts and the recent Red Sox philosophy. I can’t see going into the year with only Shields and Buch being acceptable after coming in last place.

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            • Bleed_Orange

              9 years ago

              Probably 2 lower value signings. Shields for 4 years and Ervin Santana for 2-3 years.

              Reply
    • bgardnerfanclub

      9 years ago

      “Will totally help you get to the big game” James might be more apropos.

      Reply
      • UK Tiger

        9 years ago

        Then self destruct…

        Yep, im really not sure where the moniker “Big Game James” came from as hes never really performed in the post season, that said hes still a fine pitcher who will probably command a nice 4/5 year deal this winter.

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    • Rally Weimaraner

      9 years ago

      Shields doesn’t have good postseason number but people are really over blowing his small postseason samples. Hes one of the top 25 pitchers in the game today.

      Reply
      • bobbleheadguru

        9 years ago

        OK.. a solid $13MM pitcher then… not a $20MM pitcher.

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        • Jonathan Hake

          9 years ago

          WAR is rumored to be around 7 million per with this offseason so you think Shields will produce less than 2 war per season?

          Reply
  6. EskimoJS

    9 years ago

    Shields is 100% going to decline. Make fun of him all you want, but he’s at least a fringe ace. He’s going to get 5 years from someone (hopefully not the Yankees). And I don’t care about choking in a miniscule sample size.

    Reply
    • Rally Weimaraner

      9 years ago

      Every player will decline, it a question of when. Shields’ FIP, WAR, IP and velocity have all remained very consistent. He is a no bigger risk on a 4-5 year deal than Sherzer and Lester are on a 6-7 year deal.

      Reply
      • David C

        2 years ago

        This comment hasn’t exactly aged well.

        Reply
  7. Bob Bunker

    9 years ago

    Royals should let him walk get the pick and sign a mid tier SP.

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