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Originally Posted by TitovFTW
The pitcher/player needs to have been on your team the entire season to get the compensation. You could not trade for someone at any part of the year or even before free agency ( I remember AA fleeced that system a few years ago)
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The compensation would also only be given if the team gave him a qualifying offer of at least 13 million or so, which in this case, likely wouldn't be an issue.