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Giants extended Kevin Gausman a qualifying offer.  Guess they'd like to keep him.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/01/w...-for-fans/

SF and Gausman’s agent are working on a long term deal.  The QO is cover for the Giants in case they can’t reach an agreement (SF would receive a draft choice if he declines the offer and signs with another team).  

Others who received a QO:

George Springer
Trevor Bauer 
DJ LeMahieu
JT Realmuto
Marcus Stroman 

I think it is safe to say that none of those guys will be on Zaidi’s shopping list.  Giving up draft choices is not the way he does business.

Even in non covid depressed market times, I don't see how a QO (even with draft compensation) to Gausman makes sense.  Admittedly,  i haven't followed him this past year,  but he was basically a journeyman with some unrealized upside.   When I first saw he was on the list,  I was thinking he should accept the offer ASAP.  Is he someone that could be a #2 starter on a pre-expanded playoffs team?  Charlie Morton just had his $15M option declined.  He was much better than Gausman when he signed 2 years $30M 2 years ago in a normal market. 

I guess the money they saved on Pillar is finally being repurposed. =)

Gausman has big league, starting stuff.  The Giants are low on that, imo.  Sign him - if not crazy number of years.  Cueto, Smyly, Gausman would not be an awful core to a starting rotation . . . in fact, I'd say that's pretty good.

[teejers1]

Giants extended Kevin Gausman a qualifying offer.  Guess they'd like to keep him.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/01/w...-for-fans/

SF and Gausman’s agent are working on a long term deal.  The QO is cover for the Giants in case they can’t reach an agreement (SF would receive a draft choice if he declines the offer and signs with another team).  

Others who received a QO:

George Springer
Trevor Bauer 
DJ LeMahieu
JT Realmuto
Marcus Stroman 

I think it is safe to say that none of those guys will be on Zaidi’s shopping list.  Giving up draft choices is not the way he does business.

Even in non covid depressed market times, I don't see how a QO (even with draft compensation) to Gausman makes sense.  Admittedly,  i haven't followed him this past year,  but he was basically a journeyman with some unrealized upside.   When I first saw he was on the list,  I was thinking he should accept the offer ASAP.  Is he someone that could be a #2 starter on a pre-expanded playoffs team?  Charlie Morton just had his $15M option declined.  He was much better than Gausman when he signed 2 years $30M 2 years ago in a normal market. 

I guess the money they saved on Pillar is finally being repurposed. =)

Gausman has big league, starting stuff.  The Giants are low on that, imo.  Sign him - if not crazy number of years.  Cueto, Smyly, Gausman would not be an awful core to a starting rotation . . . in fact, I'd say that's pretty good.