After trading a number of their pending free agents in return for prospects before the non-waiver and waiver deadlines, the Washington Nationals today made a qualifying offer to Bryce Harper, the one player eligible to receive one from the Nats, guaranteeing at least some draft pick compensation should the 26-year-old outfielder, who is expected to reject the 1-year/$17.9M deal, signs elsewhere in free agency this winter.
Harper, who made $21.625M in 2018 after avoiding arbitration with the Nationals and signing what was the largest deal for an arbitration-eligible player, has ten days (until November 12th at 5:00 PM EST) to accept or reject (he’s going to reject) the offer.