Soto among 13 free agents to receive $21.05 million qualifying offers. Cole staying with Yankees

SAN ANTONIO -- Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Willy Adames were among 13 free agents who received $21.05 cardinal qualifying offers connected Monday.

Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman and Max Fried besides were fixed nan one-year connection earlier Monday's deadline. Players person until 4 p.m. EST connected Nov. 19 to accept.

If they do, they will beryllium nether statement pinch their 2024 nine for different season. If they diminution and motion elsewhere, their caller squad must forfeit draught picks and their erstwhile statement will person astatine slightest 1 draught prime arsenic compensation.

In different news Monday, ace pitcher Gerrit Cole decided to stay pinch nan New York Yankees alternatively than go a free agent.

As a 5 p.m. EST deadline approached, some sides agreed to rescind their authorities and worked retired nan connection pinch Major League Baseball and nan players’ association.

“Maybe nan writer isn’t ever greener,” Yankees wide head Brian Cashman said. “I deliberation he’s happy wherever he’s at."

Atlanta picked up All-Star designated hitter Marcell Ozuna’s $16 cardinal option for 2025 and turned down options connected right-hander Luke Jackson and catcher Travis d’Arnaud.

Jackson’s action was for $7 cardinal pinch a $2 cardinal buyout, and d’Arnaud’s action was for $8 cardinal pinch nary buyout.

Texas pitcher Nathan Eovaldi became a free agent aft declining a $20 cardinal action for adjacent play pinch nan Rangers. Eovaldi will get a $2 cardinal buyout from an action that vested erstwhile he threw much than 300 innings complete his 2 years pinch Texas.

After losing to nan Los Angeles Dodgers successful nan World Series past week, nan Yankees made a qualifying connection arsenic expected to Soto — nan biggest prize connected nan free supplier market.

Fellow outfielder Teoscar Hernández received a qualifying connection from nan Dodgers.

Perhaps nan biggest astonishment among nan group was Boston pitcher Nick Pivetta, who went 6-12 pinch a 4.14 ERA successful 145 2/3 innings this year.

Coming disconnected a astonishing tally to nan National League Championship Series, nan New York Mets made qualifying offers to Alonso and starting pitchers Sean Manaea and Luis Severino.

Baltimore offered Burnes and outfielder Anthony Santander.

No different squad made much than 1 qualifying offer.

Other players fixed nan connection were Arizona first baseman Christian Walker and Cincinnati right-hander Nick Martinez. Adames was offered by Milwaukee, Bregman by Houston, and Fried by Atlanta.

Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt were among nan eligible free agents who did not person a qualifying offer. They tin motion elsewhere pinch nary draught picks attached.

A free supplier tin beryllium made a qualifying connection only if he has been pinch nan aforesaid squad continuously since opening time and has ne'er received a qualifying connection before.

Qualifying offers began aft nan 2012 season, and only 13 of 131 offers person been accepted.

Cole’s $324 million, nine-year deal, agreed to earlier nan 2020 season, gave him nan correct to opt retired pursuing nan 2024 World Series but said nan Yankees could void nan opt retired by adding a $36 cardinal net for 2029 to his contract.

A 34-year-old right-hander, Cole won nan 2023 AL Cy Young Award. His 2024 play didn’t commencement until June 19 because of nerve irritation and edema successful his correct elbow. The six-time All-Star went 8-5 pinch a 3.41 ERA successful 17 starts, past was 1-0 pinch a 2.17 ERA successful 5 postseason starts.

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AP Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick successful New York contributed to this report.

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