Lynn has the majors’ 2d best pitching WAR over the last 2 yrs (Baseball Ref version), trailing only deGrom, ahead of Cole. He has MLB’s most IP. He is due $8M in 2021. The #Braves gave Drew Smyly $11M. Gausman and Stroman took qualify offers at $18.9M.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 8, 2020