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The MLBPA released the decisions made by the 14 players that were tendered qualifying offers prior to the 2023 season. As expected, Chris Bassitt, Jacob deGrom, and Brandon Nimmo all rejected the offer.

The qualifying offer is a one-year deal that is set at a determined price every year based on the average of the top 125 salaries in MLB. The QO in 2023 was set at $19.65 million. If a player rejects the QO and signs with another team, the organization that tendered the QO receives a draft-pick compensation from the other organization.

The Mets will receive a draft pick for each of Bassitt, Nimmo and deGrom if they sign with other teams.

Only Joc Pederson and Martín Pérez this offseason accepted their qualifying offers. Since the QO has been implemented, only 11 players out of 110 have accepted.

Meanwhile, Tyler Anderson, Xander Bogaerts, Willson Contreras,  Nathan Eovaldi, Aaron Judge,  Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Rodón, Dansby Swanson, and Trea Turner all declined their qualifying offers.

Anderson actually signed a three-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels just before the qualifying offer deadline.

Below are the decisions each player made and statistics from their 2022 season.

Accepted

Joc Pederson, Giants 

Pederson was impressive in his first year with the Giants. He clubbed 23 home runs in 134 games and recorded a 144 OPS+.

Martín Pérez, Rangers

Pérez made his first all-star appearance last year with the Rangers. He recorded a 2.89 ERA in 196 1/3 innings for the Rangers and cut his walk percentage down from 3.7% in 2021 to 1.3% in 2022.

Declined

Tyler Anderson, Dodgers

Anderson was one of the surprise stars in the Dodgers rotation in 2021. He recorded a 2.57 ERA in 178 2/3 innings and made his first all-star appearance. Anderson signed a three-year, $40 million contract with the Angels on November 15.

Chris Bassitt, Mets

Bassitt was as advertised in 2022 after being traded over to New York. He recorded a 3.42 ERA in 181 2/3 innings and made 30 starts for a Mets rotation that had a multitude of injuries in 2022.

Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox

Bogaerts quietly had one of the best seasons of the 2022 MLB season. He records a 5.8 bWAR, 38 doubles, and a 131 OPS+ for the last-place Red Sox. As of now, it is rumored that his previous connection with Dave Dombroski could bring him to Philadelphia.

Willson Contreras, Cubs

Contreras had one of the best offensive seasons for a catcher last year in a meager Cubs lineup. He clubbed 22 home runs and recorded an .815 OPS during his fourth All-Star season.

Jacob deGrom, Mets

DeGrom enters the free-agent market coming off a misleading half-season. While he recorded a 3.08 ERA in 11 starts, the former Cy Young struck out 14.3 batters per nine and recorded a 2.13 FIP. He’s still one of the best pitchers–if not the best–in the game.

Nathan Eovaldi, Red Sox

Eovladi is coming off an injury-riddled season. He recorded a 3.87 ERA in 20 starts and saw his SO/9 drop to 8.5. Eovaldi is 33 for the 2023 season and has only made 30 or more starts twice in his career (2014, 2021).

Aaron Judge, Yankees

Judge had debatably the best offensive season of this century. He broke Roger Maris‘s AL home run record and slashed .311/.425/.686/1.111. The MVP finalist also led the AL in home runs, RBI, walks, runs, OBP, slugging, OPS, OPS+, total bases, WAR, and ISO.

Brandon Nimmo, Mets

Nimmo hits the free-agent market as the best outfielder not named Judge. He recorded a 5.1 WAR and led the NL with seven triples. Nimmo also turned himself into a plus defender in CF and was in the 91st percentile with six outs above average.

Anthony Rizzo, Yankees

Rizzo had his best offensive season since 2016. He tied his career high with 32 home runs in 2022 and recorded a .817 OPS. While Rizzo was nominated for a gold glove in 2022, he defense was not stellar, as he finished with a -1.1 dWAR.

Rizzo had been rumored to be the Astros number one target for free agent first basemen, but he is re-signing with the Yankees on a multi-year deal.

Carlos Rodón, SF Giants

Rodón finally put together a healthy season and dominated the NL in 2022. He recorded a 2.88 ERA and led the NL with 12 SO/9. Rodón also put his injuries behind him in 2022 and reached 30 starts for the first time in his career.

Dansby Swanson, Braves

Swanson hit the second most home runs amongst NL shortstops with 25 and drove in 96 runs. He also led all shortstops with 21 OAA and won his first gold glove in 2022.

Trea Turner, Dodgers

Turner had another stellar season in 2022 with the Dodgers. The 29-year-old clubbed 22 home runs, stole 22 bases, recorded a 121 OPS+, and won the NL Silver Slugger at shortstop.

The twelve players who denied their qualifying offers have now become free agents for the offseason. The class is loaded with shortstop talent for a second consecutive season and features big-name starting pitching. The most notable, however, are deGrom and Judge. While they had different seasons, the two of them are generational talents.