Last Updated: November 15, 2023, 03:30 IST
NEW YORK: Shohei Ohtani was amongst seven gamers who turned down $20,325,000 qualifying presents from their former groups Tuesday and remained on free agent market to pursue extra profitable contracts.
In addition to Ohtani saying no to the Los Angeles Angels, others who declined to just accept had been 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).
By making a qualifying supply — calculated as the typical of the highest 125 contracts by common annual worth — a workforce would obtain an extra choice in subsequent July’s novice draft if a participant indicators elsewhere earlier than then. A workforce signing the participant may lose one or two draft picks.
Qualifying presents started after the 2012 season, and solely 10 of 131 presents have been accepted.
Ohtani heads a free agent class that additionally consists of beginning pitchers Eduardo Rodriguez and Jordan Montgomery, together with Nola, Snell, Gray and Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who will not be hooked up to draft-pick compensation.
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