Juan Soto, Alex Bregman, Willy Adames, Pete Alonso, Corbin Burnes and Max Fried are among the 12 players who opted for free agency instead of signing the qualifying offers extended to them by their teams, leaving Cincinnati Reds right-hander Nick Martinez as the lone player to accept ahead of Tuesday's deadline.
Soto, the crown jewel of this year's free-agent class as the outfielder, spent last season with the New York Yankees team that won the American League pennant and is widely expected to sign a contract worth at least $500 million.