As expected, Kyle Tucker has declined the Qualifying Offer and will be a free agent this offseason. If he signs with a team other than the Chicago Cubs, the Cubs will receive a compensatory draft pick in the 2026 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Final accounting on qualifying offers, per sources:
Trent Grisham (Yankees), Gleyber Torres (Tigers), Brandon Woodruff (Brewers) and Shota Imanaga (Cubs) all accepted the one-year, $22.025 million contract to return for 2026.
The nine other players offered rejected the deal.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 18, 2025
Tucker’s season with the Cubs was quite interesting, with both positives and negatives along the way.