Free agency across Major League Baseball is underway, and after ten days evaluating their options, seven marquee free agents are set to either accept or reject a $17.9 million qualifying offer by the 5 p.m. ET deadline on Monday.
On Nov. 2, seven of the league's prominent free agents, including Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, received qualifying offers from their respective teams. The offer is considered the closest thing MLB has to a franchise tag, a system meant to prevent teams from losing top free agents. When a team gives a qualifying offer to a player, that player has the option to take a one-year deal at the mean salary of the top 125 players in the game.