Seven players received qualifying offers and will have draft pick compensation tied to their free agency
Major League Baseball’s offseason is in full swing after the quiet period ended and free agency officially opened at 5 p.m. ET Monday. It was also the deadline for teams to issue qualifying offers to upcoming free agents. The qualifying offer this season is worth $20.325 million. Players who received it have until 4 p.m. ET on November 14 to either accept or reject the one-year offer. If rejected, any teams that sign that player will give up a draft pick.
Shohei Ohtani headlines the list along with starters Aaron Nola and Blake Snell.
Here is the full list of players to receive a qualifying offer, per ESPN sources:
Shohei Ohtani
Aaron Nola
Blake Snell
Cody Bellinger
Josh Hader
Matt Chapman
Sonny GrayPlayers who didn’t receive it: Teoscar Hernandez, Jorge Soler, Rhys Hoskins, Mitch Garver
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 6, 2023
It is unlikely that any of these players will accept the qualifying offer as all will likely land multi-year deals on the open market.