Quoting: AndrewLadd
His qualifying offer is very scary tho when the 4 years is up
Quoting: F50marco
How much would it be again?
It gets tiring mentioning this over and over again but the stigma on the 10mil qualifier after 4 years is incredibly overblown.
1) That's 4yrs of Meier at a cost-contained 6mil before he gets to be, at worst, a UFA.
2) Whatever team that has him has the option to offer him a deal at whatever he's worth at that point during his year before he's a RFA. Let's say 8mil. If Meier doesn't agree to it and thinks he can get more, let him test free agency. If he gets an offer above 8mil, say 8.5mil, see if you can match it or not. If not, let him walk. If yes, and he wants to stay, then match it. Most likely, he'll be worth 8mil and if he likes it there, he'l sign an extension for 8mil and case is closed.
Who knows, he can be worth 10+mil at that point, and if so, your team can be thankful they can lock him up at 10mil only.