On the last day to resolve contract options, Atlanta exercised a $20 million option on right-hander Charlie Morton, who went 14-12 with a 3.64 ERA in 30 starts and turns 40 on Nov. He agreed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract. Ohtani heads a free agent class that also includes starting pitchers Eduardo Rodriguez and Jordan Montgomery, along with Nola, Snell, Gray and Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is not attached to draft-pick compensation.Īmong the 169 players who became free agents, Milwaukee’s Colin Rea was the only one to re-sign during the five-day period for exclusive negotiations with a former club. Qualifying offers began after the 2012 season, and 10 of 124 offers have been accepted. In a sign of the relative weakness of the free agent class, half as many players received qualifying offers as last year. A team signing the player could lose one or two draft picks. In addition to the Los Angeles Angels’ offer to Ohtani, the others to receive qualifying offers were outfielder Cody Bellinger (Chicago Cubs), pitchers Josh Hader and Blake Snell (San Diego), Aaron Nola (Philadelphia), Sonny Gray (Minnesota) and third baseman Matt Chapman (Toronto).īy making a qualifying offer - the average of the top 125 contracts by average annual value - a team would receive an additional selection in next July’s amateur draft if a player signs elsewhere before then. 14 deadline to accept in favor of multiyear contracts on the open market. NEW YORK-Two-way star Shohei Ohtani was among seven players who received $20,325,000 qualifying offers from their former teams Monday as the free agent market opened for 168 players.Īll seven players are likely to turn down the offers by the Nov.
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