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Sox issue qualifying offer to Abreu


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Just now, GermanSoxFan said:

Maybe I am reading too much into it, but offering a qualifying offer seems to me that they are not going to sign him to a multiyear extension.

Obviously.  I think this pretty clearly means that what the Sox are offering and what Jose wants are not matching up.

Which, IMO, is probably a good thing.  Overpaying Jose Abreu for multiple seasons would be very stupid.  Overpaying him for 1 season would be less stupid. 

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This also could theoretically allow the Sox to say, "OK, Jose.  We love you man.  But you're not worth $15M AAV over 3-4 years.  Go ahead and test the market, but we'll be here if it  doesn't work out."  And then in a couple months get him to re-sign closer to the 2/$25M deal we were projecting before his hot end to the season.  No one is going to sign Jose Abreu to a multi-year deal and lose a draft pick. 

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