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Old 03-25-2014, 11:25 AM   #251
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Originally Posted by SackAttack View Post
I think Scherzer is facing two issues. One is, as you say, performance. If he puts up numbers similar to 2013, he then moves into issue #2: the qualifying offer.

Now, if he's 2013 Scherzer redux, there's probably a team going to be willing to sign him for the money he's looking for, especially if it's a team with a protected first.

If he's not, he's not only going to be hampered by the QO, but he's going to be looking at half the money as his ceiling.

Huh? Scherzer's not going to be hampered by the QO. He's not Ervin Santana redux. He is much better than that. He will eclipse the QO offer by a significant amount.
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