Cubs extend Seiya Suzuki qualifying offer but his exit feels inevitable

The Chicago Cubs have extended the qualifying offer to Seiya Suzuki, but that likely doesn't change the overall outlook of his free agency. While it's possible this is the last offseason in which baseball actually has the qualifying offer rule, the expectation is that the process specific to this year's free-agent class will be grandfathered into the new CBA.

In other words, assuming Suzuki rejects the qualifying offer and signs elsewhere, the Cubs will receive a comp pick following the fourth round of the 2027 MLB Draft. The qualifying offer is priced at $23.15 million, and while thats around the AAV for what to expect from Suzuki's next contract, he's going to have multi-year offers on the…