Major League Baseball confirmed last week that the qualifying offer would be set at $22.025MM this offseason. As a reminder, a player who has previously had a qualifying offer attached to their free-agent profile is not eligible to receive the qualifying offer again, and a team can not place a qualifying offer on any player they acquired at the MLB trade deadline. For the Chicago Cubs, there are really only two players who could receive a qualifying offer from the team this offseason.
The first, and most obvious, candidate is Kyle Tucker. Tucker is to become a free agent for the first time in his career, and while the Cubs aren't likely to be the final bidder for the All-Star outfield, they will ensure some compensation for themselves once he signs elsewhere.