"Although Gallen received and rejected the Qualifying Offer from the Diamondbacks, the offseason did not play out as he hoped. Thus, my guess is he's taking a deal with them nominally worth just about the Qualifying Offer amount. Critically, the Diamondbacks are the only team that doesn't have to give up any draft pick cost to sign Gallen, so a one-year deal with them always made the most sense (if a better contract didn't materialize)."
"As for the Cubs, because the Gallen juice had died for me a little while ago, I feel pretty much nothing with this news. The Cubs do have the arms in camp to have a quality, impactful, and deep rotation. They also have some reclamation upside plays on the starter side, and the possibility of prospect emergences, too. Plus Justin Steele is coming back in late-May/early-June, something like that."
Zac Gallen is returning to the Arizona Diamondbacks on a one-year deal pending a physical, likely worth about the Qualifying Offer amount. Gallen rejected the Qualifying Offer earlier and did not find a preferred multi-year contract this offseason. The Diamondbacks incur no draft-pick compensation to re-sign him, making a one-year reunion sensible. Gallen aims to rebound this season and pursue a larger free-agent contract next winter. The Chicago Cubs' interest in Gallen cooled, and they appeared without a compelling offer Gallen would accept. The Cubs retain rotation depth through current camp arms, reclamation candidates, prospect possibilities, and the mid-season return of Justin Steele.
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