The lefty had a breakout season for the Dodgers and hits the free agent market as an attractive option for teams looking to supplement their starting rotation.
QO makes sense to me if you're the Dodgers. He's coming off a 4.0 fWAR season, but probably doesn't have the track record to turn it down. It could also be gamesmanship, hoping that they can use that carrot to get him to sign a 3-year/$45M deal to guarantee more money with less of an annual CBT hit. They had so many issues with health in their rotation, and I don't think they balk at spending ~$20M on just a one-year deal to bring back a pitcher who can get them over until Walker Buehler is back.
QO makes sense to me if you're the Dodgers. He's coming off a 4.0 fWAR season, but probably doesn't have the track record to turn it down. It could also be gamesmanship, hoping that they can use that carrot to get him to sign a 3-year/$45M deal to guarantee more money with less of an annual CBT hit. They had so many issues with health in their rotation, and I don't think they balk at spending ~$20M on just a one-year deal to bring back a pitcher who can get them over until Walker Buehler is back.