Overview
- Gallen remains unsigned after rejecting a roughly $22 million qualifying offer, which requires any signing team to forfeit draft picks.
- Anonymously quoted executives and recent analyses point to his career-worst 4.83 ERA in 2025, despite late improvement, as a key factor suppressing interest.
- Current projections favor a short-term contract, with estimates ranging from FanGraphs’ two years and $44 million to MLB Trade Rumors’ four years and $80 million.
- Arizona’s compensation for losing Gallen depends on his contract size, with a deal under $50 million yielding pick No. 75 and $50 million or more returning pick No. 29.
- Draft-pick penalties vary by club — the Braves and Astros would forfeit Prospect Promotion Incentive selections — and Houston opted for Tatsuya Imai, while Arizona has already added Michael Soroka and re-signed Merrill Kelly.