In what will amount to the least surprising news of the offseason, Kyle Schwarber and Ranger Suárez have both rejected their qualifying offers, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The QO was set this year at $22.025 million, which Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham, Tigers infielder Gleyber Torres, Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff and Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga all accepted, per Passan. It was a no-brainer for Schwarber to decline, and for Suárez too. If the southpaw takes a shorter-term contract, it’ll be for way higher than that amount; even if he signs a longer deal, it will still likely be above that figure.