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Originally Posted by Mister_G
Playing as the Yankees and this summer I was planning on making a qualifying offer to Carlos Beltran, but likely letting him go for a compensation pick. However, he kind of screwed up my plan by tearing a ligament.
He batted .285/.332/.543 this season in 53 games with 16 HR and 39 RBI. Solid numbers. But it is now August 27th and he will be out for another 9 months.
If I make the qualifying offer, maybe he rejects it, but if he accepts it, I'm saddled with a 40-year old with poor fielding who will be out until mid-June.
What should I do?
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You should be packing his bags and escorting him to the airport, not debating how much money to flush down the toilet to him next season. I would be amazed and heading for the bug report thread if he turned down the QO at age 40, while injured.
Let one of your other DHs (assuming stock Yankees roster) take that role next season, as there's almost no chance you would get a pick for him.