This decision was essentially made when they signed Caratini to a two-year deal. There was an expectation that Jeffers would be traded and Caratini would have to be the primary catcher for the remainder of this season and next season. The anticipated QO amount does nothing to change that expectation. The only thing that has really changed is we found out who Caratini really is as a hitter and it's unacceptable and still too far away for Tait or Diaw to come up. I think they lost their trade window to get any real value. Even if Jeffers comes back prior to the deadline, I don't see him tearing the cover off the ball prior to the deadline. A team trading for him would have to take that risk and that will affect his trade value. He likely wouldn't sign it, but a high incentive contract which, if performed, would be an overpay. Say, a 3-35M deal with incentives to get up to a 15 to 16M AAV would potentially be fair and still a reasonable contract that you could trade if needed.