MLB extends $22.025 million qualifying offers to 13 free agents

Major League Baseball teams on Thursday extended one-year qualifying offers worth $22.025 million to 13 free agents as the market opened for negotiations, giving each player until Nov. 18 to accept the offer and return to his previous club or decline and test free agency. The group includes several high-profile pitchers and position players whose decisions could shape offseason roster plans and draft-pick compensation.

The players who received qualifying offers are Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker, Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, Astros left-hander Framber Valdez, Padres right-handers Dylan Cease and Michael King, Phillies lefty Ranger Suárez, Mets closer Edwin Díaz, Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen, Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga, Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham, Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres, and Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff. Teams may receive draft-pick compensation if a player who received a qualifying offer signs with another club before next July’s amateur draft; the specific placement of the compensation pick depends on the size of the new contract and the signing and losing teams’ revenue-sharing and luxury-tax status.