Two free-agents-to-be have accepted qualifying offers from Major League Baseball clubs, which is two more than some years.
Jake Odorizzi will return to the Minnesota Twins and Jose Abreu will be back with the Chicago White Sox next season after accepting one-year, $17.8 million contracts and foregoing free agency.
Eight other players, all of whom are in for bigger paydays and were expected to do so, declined their qualifying offers. That list is:
• Madison Bumgarner (San Francisco Giants)
• Gerrit Cole (Houston Astros)
• Josh Donaldson (Atlanta Braves)
• Marcell Ozuna (St.