And other organizations will also see he pitched better than his ERA this year, and they'll see what he looked like last 2 starts.
Which means he can turn down the QO.
If E-Rod pitches well in whatever postseason innings he has left-not assuming anything-there's no way he accepts a QO. As sk7326 suggested, an Eovaldi-type deal seems realistic.
E-Rod vs. Stroman:
Based on my new favorite stat-fWAR per 175 innings:
Stroman 3.27
E-Rod 2.98
Stroman has pitched 9.5% better.
E-Rod is about 23 months younger and has pitched about one season less in innings.
Yes, and as much as I like Dalbec, if they could sign Schwarber, they could play him at first and trade Dalbec, and probably get something of value in return.