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Originally Posted by wazu
He's not accepting the QO. It's not in any way "decent" compared to what he can get elsewhere. It's merely a hedge so that Royals get a 1st rounder from any team that signs him, which makes him a tad less attractive as a free agent and also gives us a draft pick.
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If somebody signs him outside of the top 10, we don't simply take their spot in the draft. We get a compensation pick in between the 1st and 2nd round. Actually, if somebody in the top 10 signs him then we still get a pick in between the 1st and 2nd round.