Good afternoon everyone, it’s time to dive back into the mailbag and answer some of your questions. Remember to send in your questions for our weekly call by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com.

JudgeIsStillMyFavoriteOgre asks: If the Yankees give Grisham a qualifying offer, what do you think the chances are that he takes it instead of exploring free agency?

The qualifying offer is an interesting quandary, because in the past it was almost automatic that players would decline it and accept the compensation pick penalty applying to their free agency. As the value of the offer has gone up though, jumping from $18.9 million in 2020 to just over $21 million last season, and with teams putting more of a premium on those draft picks, we’ve seen more players accepting the QO.

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