The Mets handed out three qualifying offers this off season, and all three got declined. Pete Alonso, Sean Manaea and Luis Severino all made the decision to turn down the $21.05m offer, becoming free agents — in Alonso’s case, for the first time in his career, and for the second time in two years for both Manaea and Severino. If any of the three players sign elsewhere, the Mets will receive draft pick compensation.
Two of these were no surprise at all. Alonso, despite putting together his two lowest wRC+s of his career the last two seasons (omitting the COVID shortened 20202 campaign), notching a 121 wRC+ in 2023, and a 122 wRC+ last season, was never going to accept the qualifying offer.