[KevB]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

There is increasing sentiment coming out of CBA negotiations that the qualifying-offer system, as we know it, is dying as of next year.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 14, 2016

If that means no compensation for departing free agents, this will CRUSH the Royals, who'll have 4-5 guys worth offering QO's to next year. https://t.co/qZSWqo2qvl

— Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) November 14, 2016

If that's all true, that ruins several years of planning and strategy by our front office. That can't be enacted so quickly --- it's just not rationale by the league.