If the Detroit Tigers want him, they'll have to get him again on the open market.
Left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin plans to decline his 2023 player option, worth $6.5 million plus a $500,000 signing bonus, and become a free agent this offseason, according to a source with knowledge to the situation. The Tigers could re-sign Chafin, who is seeking a multi-year contract, but there are other areas of the roster to fix ahead of next season.
Official option decisions aren't due until five days after the conclusion of the World Series. Second baseman Jonathan Schoop has an opt-out clause and intends to return to the Tigers for the final season of his contract in 2023.