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Pablo Sandoval Rejects San Francisco Giants’ Qualifying Contract Offer

By Bryan Rose

Oct 31, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval (48) wears a panda costume head during the World Series victory parade on Market Street. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 31, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval (48) wears a panda costume head during the World Series victory parade on Market Street. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Pablo Sandoval has declined the San Francisco Giants‘ one-year, $15.3 million dollar qualifying contract offer.

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If Pablo Sandoval is to return to the San Francisco Giants next year he won’t be doing so on a one-year qualifying offer.

Not even a day after San Francisco offered ‘Panda’ the contract the third baseman rejected the contract that would have paid him $15.3 million dollars for the 2015 season.

It was an obvious choice for Pablo Sandoval as he’s not looking to play on a one-year contract.

Despite the rejection that’s by no stretch an assurance that Pablo Sandoval will be leaving the San Francisco Giants in free agency. The qualifying offer is essentially nothing but a formality as the San Francisco Giants will now be protected if Sandoval is to depart.

By extending the qualifying offer, San Francisco is assured of receiving draft pick compensation if Pablo Sandoval signs elsewhere. They understood the nimble footed infielder had no interest in signing the offer considering he could bring in upwards of $100 million dollars on the open market.

Multiple teams are said to be interested in signing Pablo Sandoval though he has hinted he would prefer a return to the San Francisco Giants. It’s possible he may give a small hometown discount though there’s no denying that San Francisco is going to need to back up the bank trucks if they’re going to keep the ‘Panda’ in the Bay Area.

It’s likely the Giants hoped the extension of the qualifying offer may also cause teams interested in signing Pablo Sandoval to balk a bit considering not only will they have to pay him a significant salary but will also likely forfeit a first-round pick to San Francisco in the process.

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