To the surprise of no one, Freddie Freeman officially rejected the one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer from the Atlanta Braves before Wednesday’s 5 p.m. deadline. In Freeman’s case, the move was just a formality but a few other players at least had to consider it. However, Giants first baseman Brandon Belt was the only player to accept of the 14 that received the offer.
The next day to keep an eye on in the offseason calendar will be Friday which is the deadline to add prospects to the 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft.