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Qualifying offer roundup: Who accepted, declined $21.05M deal

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The 13 players who received qualifying offers from their respective teams had until Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET deadline to decide whether or not to accept the one-year, $21.05-million deal for 2025.

Players who accepted the offer returned to their team on a one-year, $21.05-million contract for 2025, while those who declined will remain free agents and be attached to draft-pick compensation. Those players can still re-sign with their 2024 team, but any club signing a player attached to a qualifying offer forfeits a 2025 draft pick to the team that lost the player. The draft pick is determined by several factors, including the value of the contract signed, if the signing team exceeded the competitive balance tax in 2024, and if the team receives revenue sharing.

Of the 13 eligible free agents that were tendered qualifying offers, only one - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez - accepted.

Player Position Team Decision 
Willy Adames SS Brewers Declined
Pete Alonso 1B Mets Declined
Alex Bregman 3B Astros Declined
Corbin Burnes SP Orioles Declined
Max Fried SP Braves Declined
Teoscar Hernández OF Dodgers Declined
Sean Manaea SP Mets Declined
Nick Martinez SP Reds Accepted
Nick Pivetta SP Red Sox Declined
Anthony Santander OF Orioles Declined
Luis Severino SP Mets Declined
Juan Soto OF Yankees Declined
Christian Walker 1B D-Backs Declined

Only 14 players have accepted qualifying offers since the system was introduced in 2012.

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