MLB teams had until Sunday night to make a “qualifying offer” of $18.4 million to their own free agent players if they hope to receive compensation should the player sign with another team. 14 free agents who received qualifying offers now have ten days to accept the offers and stay with their current team for another season, or reject the offer and test the waters of free agency.
Players who accept the qualifying offer will earn $ 18.4 million for the 2022 season, and can not be traded until June 15, 2022. The amount is based on an average of the top 125 player salaries in the major leagues
Following is the list of players who received a qualifying offer:
Brandon Belt, 1B, San Francisco Giants
Nick Castellanos, OF, Cincinnati Reds
Michael Conforto, OF, New York Mets
Freddie Freeman, 1B, Atlanta Braves
Raisel Iglesias, CL, Los Angeles Angels
Robbie Ray, SP, Toronto Blue Jays
Eduardo Rodriguez, SP, Boston Red Sox
Marcus Semien, SS/ 2B, Toronto Blue Jays
Trevor Story, SS, Colorado Rockies
Noah Syndergaard, SP, New York, Mets
Chris Taylor, IF/ OF, Los Angeles Dodgers
Justin Verlander, SP, Houston Astros
Some notable players did not receive qualifying offers, despite being eligible:
Anthony DeSclafani, SP, San Francisco Giants
Alex Wood, SP, San Francisco Giants
Clayton Kershaw, SP, Los Angeles Dodgers
Yusei Kikuchi, SP, Seattle Mariners
Mark Canha, OF/1B, Oakland A’s
Jon Gray, SP, Colorado Rockies
Andrelton Simmons, SS, Minnesota Twins
This could be the final season that the current system of free agent compensation is in place.