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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
I was told they talked to him about RF when converting him in the minors, but he wasn't comfortable reading fly balls on "that" side of the field.
I'd be shocked if he signed somewhere knowing they plan to move him to RF.
Re: More QOs...
I think teams are very judicious with them because you don't want to get stuck with a marginal guy.
From the players side, it might seem a little too close to the pre-Curt Flood days for some. I think we see some accepted this year.
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You're almost certainly correct regarding the reasoning behind teams not offering more, but the teams are wrong, IMO. It's like bluffing in poker. If you never get called, you aren't bluffing enough. We know that players tend not to want one year offers. Give them out liberally, and if you end up overpaying a player by $2,000,000 here and there, so be it. Until the numbers change, the small risk of slightly overpaying a player is worth the opportunity to stock up on high draft picks.