biggamer3
Footballguy
If you guys aren't familiar, he turned down the Cardinals qualifying offer of 13M for one year to test free agency. (with the advice of Agent Scott Boras) The new CBA requires that any team that signs Lohse before June 1st to give up their first round pick in the MLB draft to the Cardinals.
Lohse was coming off a career year but was 34, was going to cost teams a first rounder, the Cardinals have a history of getting great results from journeymen starters. Many reasons why he should have known he was taking a huge gamble by turning down the QO. Now he is without a team and we are very close to opening day.
His most likely scenario will be to sign with a team after June 1 at this point and he will be making far less than 13M this year if that is the case.
When he initially turned down the 13M, I was shocked that he turned it down since there were so many pitchers of his caliber on the market without the 1st round price tag attached such as Edwin Jackson, Anibal Sanchez and Dempster.
Lohse was coming off a career year but was 34, was going to cost teams a first rounder, the Cardinals have a history of getting great results from journeymen starters. Many reasons why he should have known he was taking a huge gamble by turning down the QO. Now he is without a team and we are very close to opening day.
His most likely scenario will be to sign with a team after June 1 at this point and he will be making far less than 13M this year if that is the case.
When he initially turned down the 13M, I was shocked that he turned it down since there were so many pitchers of his caliber on the market without the 1st round price tag attached such as Edwin Jackson, Anibal Sanchez and Dempster.