A $715,000 qualifying offer is required to retain the RFA rights of Ben Maxwell. A two-way qualifying offer is permitted since Maxwell has not met both the games played and waivers requirements. The qualifying offer is equal to 110% of the previous contracts final season base salary because the salary was $600,000 or less.
Reference Contract
SIGNING DATE:Mar. 1, 2008
LAST YEAR:2011
ANNUAL AVERAGE:$850,000
Salary Calculation
PREVIOUS SALARY:$735,000
SIGNING BONUS:$85,000
BASE SALARY:$650,000
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR:110%
QUALIFYING OFFER:$715,000
Type Determination
GP REQUIRED LAST SEASON:60
TOTAL GP LAST SEASON:12
GP REQUIRED PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:180
TOTAL GP PREVIOUS 3 SEASONS:33
CLEARED WAIVERS LAST SEASON: No
QUALIFYING OFFER TYPE: Two-Way