Arizona Diamondbacks extend qualifying offers to Patrick Corbin and A.J. Pollock

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY SportsThe D-backs rolled the dice this afternoon, and made qualifying offers (QO) to both pitcher Patrick Corbin and outfielder A.J. Pollock. The QOs would give the team a one-year deal with each man, at a salary fixed by MLB, based on the average top player’s rate, of $17.9 million. Corbin and Pollock now have 10 days to decide whether to accept the QO, remaining a Diamondbacks for 2019, or decline it and take their chances in this winter’s free-agent market. If they decline, the team signing them will typically lose one or more draft picks, and the Diamondbacks will get a supplemental pick. The specifics depend on the financial state of the signing team and the value of the free-agent deal they sign.

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