According to Adam McCalvy, Willy Adames has made the widely anticipated decision to decline the Brewers’ qualifying offer. Had Adames accepted, he would have returned to the team on a one-year, $21.05 million deal, but Adames is expected to command one of the larger free agent deals on the market this winter, so accepting the offer would not have made sense for him.
By the rules of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Brewers will receive a draft pick after the first round and before the Competitive Balance Round A in the 2025 draft provided that Adames signs elsewhere for more than $50 million.