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Dodgers News: Brett Anderson Accepts Qualifying Offer

Matthew Moreno
2 Min Read
Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

Prior to Zack Greinke opting out of the remaining three years and $71 million on his contract, and the club declining 2016 options on Bronson Arroyo, Joel Peralta and Chase Utley, the Los Angeles Dodgers had three players hit free agency.

The trio consisted of Brett Anderson, Howie Kendrick and Jimmy Rollins. Anderson and Kendrick were extended qualifying offers, and so too was Greinke.

Unsurprisingly, there’s been little to suggest Rollins will return with the club next season given Corey Seager’s presence.

As for Anderson, who was one of a record 20 players to be extended a qualifying offer this offseason, he has elected to accept the one-year deal, per ESPN’s Buster Olney:

The deadline for players to formally accept or reject a qualifying offer was Friday at 2 p.m. PT. Houston Astros outfielder Colby Rasmus was the first reported player in MLB history to agree to the one-year contract.

Coming off a season in which he earned a base salary of $10 million and an additional $2.4 million in performance bonuses, Anderson re-signs with the Dodgers for a $15.8 million salary in 2016.

The value of the qualifying offer changes yearly and is determined by averaging the top 125 player salaries from the previous season.

Fortunately for the Dodgers, Anderson remained healthy during a season in which the rotation he joined as a fifth starter lost Brandon McCarthy and Hyun-Jin Ryu to season-ending surgeries by May 21.

Anderson went 10-9 over 31 starts with a 3.69 ERA, 3.94 FIP, 3.51 xFIP, 1.33 WHIP and an MLB-best 66.3 ground ball percentage. He set new career highs in starts (31) and innings pitched (180.1).

Unlike Anderson, albeit to no surprise, Kendrick and Greinke both rejected the qualifying offer from the Dodgers.

Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com