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agentx
Not a terrible position for The Mets to be in, even if Walker accepts and puts up just decent Neil Walker numbers.
Steve Adams
Right — this one makes sense to offer as long as there’s nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to his rehab.
chesteraarthur
I think it makes sense for the mets to offer it and also for walker to accept it.
hellobrooklyn
What stops him from accepting a whopping 17 million for one season to prove he’s healthy then signing a 4 year 60 million dollar offer after ’17? Anyone see him getting a 5yr 75 million dollar offer this offseason? Mets have option for the infield , not sure if the risk of him accepting is worth the shot at draft picks.
Whyamihere
You don’t offer the QO unless you’re willing to pay him if he accepts. it’s a lot of money for a year, but they wouldn’t have to deal with the years of decline signing a typical FA, so they must feel he’s worth the salary.
Steve Adams
The fact that success is fleeting and players with families prefer multi-year stability as opposed to a year-to-year mercenary lifestyle, mostly. Especially for a guy coming off back surgery, if him and his agents are confident that there’s $36-50MM out there for him in free agency, that’s appealing. Walker doesn’t fully know how his back will hold up in 2017, and if teams are willing to offer the security now — I think they are — then it makes sense to pursue it.
Players don’t want to play on one-year deals. Most of them, Walker included, have been on one-year deals their entire career, and they fight to get to the point where they have the right to earn that security rather than always playing for their next payday.
chesteraarthur
He’s a good, not great aging 2b coming off a back injury who will be straddled with a draft pick, which teams are gonna be willing to give that kind of money and a pick (legitimate question)?
reflect
Yes but he doesn’t actually know whether there’s 36-50m out there, and he doesn’t get to test the market first before deciding on the QO.
There’s a nonzero risk he rejects it and then gets Dexter Fowler’d… and I think knowledge of that risk will drive him to accept.
BoldyMinnesota
They’ll have him for an extra year then, which is fine for what he brings
MrMet19
Really hope he declines, Mets need to get away from the HR or bust mentality and having Reyes/Rivera in the lineup everyday would help in that regard. Also, anyone else think Flores should start every game against lefties?
hanks1hammer
Walker isn’t a home run or bust kind of player. He hit for a good average and and had a good OBP. He consistently does this year to year.
willi
Another Mets Mistake if he accepts ? Overpaying for a Good Second Baseman , not a great one !
jd396
Eloquently put
jd396
Not sure where this comment was supposed to go anymore but it wasn’t supposed to be here.
Joe Orsulak
No brainer. Great move whether he accepts or rejects it. If he rejects if they get he pick. If he accepts they get a quality player on a one-year deal and have Reyes/Rivera as super subs and insurance for when David Wright needs a DL stint.
metsws
Walker was the Mets 2nd best position player this year behind Ces. Will be interesting to see both of them leave.
arthur3 2
If the Mets do, in fact, offer Neil Walker a QO, he would be foolish not to accept it. $17.2 million guaranteed for a single season equates to close to double the salary he earned for the injury-filled 2016 season. Despite having a solid season prior to his back surgery, one has to question the extent of interest outside of New York. He was a good second baseman when traded from the Pirates, and his trade-value equated to a second-tier starting pitcher. Can’t envision too many sensible general managers signing a ” good” 31 year old, defensively-challenged, second baseman coming off back surgery, giving away a first round draft pick to a long -term contract.
metseventually 2
How is he “defensively-challenged”?
DTI812
Question- do pitchers ever get qualifying offers? I don’t recall one off the top of my head
Steve 39
Just last year Greinke, Zimmermann, Iwakuma, Gallardo, Brett Anderson, Wei-Yin Chen, Lackey, Samardzija, Ian Kennedy, and Marco Estrada all got qualifying offers. In 2014 Scherzer, Shields,David Robertson, Ervin Santana, and Liriano.