To the surprise of no one, Freddie Freeman has declined the $18.4 million qualifying offer from the Atlanta Braves. That means that should he sign elsewhere, Atlanta will receive draft pick compensation. Freeman was one of 13 players who rejected qualifying offers over the past week. Giants first baseman Brandon Belt is the only player to accept the offer.
Final tally for the one-year, $18.4M qualifying offer, per sources:
Accepted: Brandon Belt.
Rejected: Nick Castellanos, Michael Conforto, Carlos Correa, Freddie Freeman, Raisel Iglesias, Robbie Ray, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Trevor Story, Chris Taylor, Justin Verlander.