Upcoming Free Agent you wish to not sign

[muelly]

How does everyone handle this situation? Assume you dont wish to sign expiring player in the offseason and they have very high trade value. Do you:

Let him walk for nothing
Offer a qualifying off and let him walk
Trade him in season to a team looking to get out of a large/longer contract
Trade him in season for prospects to a contender

[HozAndMoose]

Usually try to trade for prospects. But there needs to be an option to sign players before their deals are up. If i want to give someone an extension i shouldnt have to wait.

[muelly]

The question is players you wish to not resign however.

I got thinking of this when I look to deal with Corey Hart in my Brewers season when I begin I am not a huge fan of him and I fully expect he will want between 7-10 per. I'm not prepared to pay him that type of contract and may look to move him.

Ex. 1 I considered packaging him in a larger deal to get a player like say David Wright who has a large contract on a team looking to rebuild handing them a expiring to work with IRL the mets wouldnt make that move as wright is the face of the franchise but just an example.

Ex 2 I move Hart to the mets and bring back Ike Davis + not exactly a prospect but a high potential player with a more friendly contract that can play now.

Ex 3 I take my chances and offer him a qualifying offer at 13+ and run the risk I'm stuck with him (likely) but I could get a draft pick

Ex 4 I just let him flat out walk away


These are no means moves I am or will be making I have just explored the mets option being that if I take Davis it gives them a Wright/Hart combo that could work for them. Also gives them flexibility in OF if they wish to move him there.

[IK720]

I usually try and get some prospects back. I play my franchises as the Astros so I'm always looking for some young depth. That being said I try and keep the trades realistic so depending on the player the prospects aren't usually "great".

[dingleberryfinn]

Trade him to a contender for prospects.

But never to a team within my division, & I try not to trade him within my league.

[shadow2201]

I usually go for prospects, but it really depends on who I'm trading, depending on how the season is going, if I can get what I want that's great, if not I'll usually sign him, if he's worth much, and trade him next season! It's risky but what the hay!

[Denzel Washington]

Qualifying offer is too risky as In my experience they always accept

[Dwenny]

I try to get prospects, at least B's if not A's.