Brandon Lowe receives qualifying offer from Pirates

[Cory Engelhardt]

Just adding this as a Twins adjacent post with qualifying offers starting to come in. We'll see what the Twins do with Jeffers in the next hour or so.

To me, this takes Lowe out of the running to add him as a free agent.

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-brandon-lowe-qualifying-offer

[DJL44]

22 minutes ago, Cory Engelhardt said:

To me, this takes Lowe out of the running to add him as a free agent.

The Twins give up their 3rd highest pick. That would be somewhere around #85 overall. Brandon Lowe is one of the top 10 players ever selected in the 80-90 range. Expected value is in the 1-2 WAR range. Spencer Steer and Brian Duensing are the best Twins picks in that round in the past 25 years.

[Cory Engelhardt]

2 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

The Twins give up their 3rd highest pick. That would be somewhere around #85 overall. Brandon Lowe is one of the top 10 players ever selected in the 80-90 range. Expected value is in the 1-2 WAR range.

Is it still their 3rd pick IF they offer Jeffers the QO and he rejects it and then signs with another team netting us a pick for Jeffers after comp round A? Because currently they have their 1st pick which is at #11 (subject to the lottery) and a comp round A pick which is probably around pick #35. IF they also get a pick for Jeffers (which would be around pick #40 or so) would THAT be the one to give up to sign a player who also rejected the QO? Or would it be the one you mention?

Either way, I don't know if someone already in their 30's with his level of chase is who I would sign to lose a pick for. I'd be open to being wrong.