Fansided · Nov 8, 2016
Baltimore Orioles: Orioles extend qualifying offer to Mark Trumbo
Monday was the deadline for teams to offer qualifying offers to their free agent eligible players. The Baltimore Orioles eventually extended one to Mark Trumbo, who has until next Monday to accept or decline the offer.
The Baltimore Orioles had three free agents eligible for a qualifying offer: Pedro Alvarez, Matt Wieters and Mark Trumbo. After much deliberation, the Orioles eventually extended a qualifying offer to Mark Trumbo. However, the move confirms the Orioles are not going to offer a qualifying offer to Wieters.
Trumbo is likely to decline the qualifying offer and will have a draft pick compensation attached should he sign with a different team.