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The Dodgers extended qualifying offers to Corey Seager and Chris Taylor on Sunday, ensuring draft pick compensation should the players sign elsewhere.
Clayton Kershaw was eligible to receive one, but the Dodgers didn’t extend one to him.
They are two of 11 Dodgers who became free agents on November 3, the day after the World Series.
This year’s qualifying offer — a one-year deal derived from the average of the top 125 salaries in MLB — is $18.4 million, down from $18.9 million last season. Any players who received a qualifying offer have until November 17 to accept or decline.
Max Scherzer was traded during the season, which makes him ineligible to receive a qualifying offer, as does the fact that he received a qualifying offer after the 2014 season. Same for Kenley Jansen, who received a qualifying offer after 2016 and can’t be offered another.
For each player that declines the qualifying offer and signs elsewhere, the Dodgers, as a team that exceeded the competitive balance tax threshold in 2020, would get a compensatory 2022 draft pick immediately after the fourth round.
The qualifying offer has been around since 2012. The Dodgers have extended qualifying offers to eight free agents during that time. Six rejected the qualifying offer, while Brett Anderson (2015) and Hyun-jin Ryu (2018) accepted. Three of the six free agents who rejected the Dodgers qualifying offer ended up re-signing with the team.
Dodgers qualifying offer history
| Player | Year | QO amount | Decision | Contract | Team | Comp pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Year | QO amount | Decision | Contract | Team | Comp pick |
| 2014 | Hanley Ramirez | $15,300,000 | Rejected | 4 years, $88m | Red Sox | Kyle Funkhouser, RHP* |
| 2015 | Brett Anderson | $15,800,000 | Accepted | 1 year, $15.8m | Dodgers | n/a |
| 2015 | Zack Greinke | $15,800,000 | Rejected | 6 years, $206.5m | D-backs | Will Smith, C |
| 2015 | Howie Kendrick | $15,800,000 | Rejected | 2 years, $20m | Dodgers | n/a |
| 2016 | Kenley Jansen | $17,200,000 | Rejected | 5 years, $80m | Dodgers | n/a |
| 2016 | Justin Turner | $17,200,000 | Rejected | 4 years, $64m | Dodgers | n/a |
| 2018 | Yasmani Grandal | $17,900,000 | Rejected | 1 year, $18.25m | Brewers | Jimmy Lewis, RHP |
| 2018 | Hyun-jin Ryu | $17,900,000 | Accepted | 1 year, $17.9m | Dodgers | n/a |
| 2021 | Corey Seager | $18,400,000 | Rejected | 10 years, $325m | Rangers | after 4th round, 2022 |
| 2021 | Chris Taylor | $18,400,000 | Rejected | 4 years, $60m | Dodgers | n/a |