Red Sox Rumors: Chaim Bloom 'likelier' to pursue this type of free agent

Many of the top free agents have declined a qualifying offer from their former team, meaning signing them would cost the Red Sox their second-highest draft pick plus $500,000 from their international bonus pool for the upcoming signing period. Both penalties are counterproductive to the efforts to rebuild the farm system and they are even more severe for teams that exceeded the luxury tax.

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