Fourteen players were extended the $19.65 million qualifying offer for the 2023 season, including a pair of Los Angeles Dodgers free agents in Trea Turner and Tyler Anderson.
Turner and Anderson were among the 12 players who rejected the one-year contract. Only the San Francisco Giants’ Joc Pederson and Texas Rangers’ Martín Perez accepted it.
Anderson quickly found a new home by signing a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. The left-hander considered taking the qualifying offer with the Dodgers but preferred the security of a multi-year deal.
Turner wound up signing an 11-year, $300 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies during the Winter Meetings in San Diego.
The compensation for clubs that lose a player who received the qualifying offer is determined by numerous factors, such as the value of the contract and if the team(s) involved exceeded the luxury tax threshold, received revenue sharing, or none of those two.
Because the Dodgers were one of six teams that went over the luxury tax threshold in 2022, they are receiving a compensation pick after the fourth round of the 2023 MLB Draft for both Anderson and Turner.
Dodgers penalties for signing qualifying-offer free agent
If the Dodgers sign a player who received the qualifying offer, they would lose their second- and fifth-highest selections in the 2023 MLB Draft, as well as $1 million from their international bonus pool for the upcoming signing period.
For teams that did not exceed the threshold and do not receive revenue sharing, they would only lose their second-highest pick and $500,000 from their international bonus pool.
If such teams sign multiple players who received the qualifying offer, they would also lose their third-highest pick and another $500,000 from their international bonus pool.
Teams that receive revenue sharing would only forfeit their third-highest selection, and if they sign two or more, they would also lose their fourth-highest choice.
At this point in free agency, the only players who declined a qualifying offer for 2023 that the Dodgers would potentially sign are Nathan Eovaldi, Brandon Nimmo, Carlos Rodón and Dansby Swanson.
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