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MLB teams may get 2027 draft picks for free agents who reject qualifying offers
MLB teams can offer certain free agents a one-year contract worth $23.15 million for the 2027 season.
A player who accepts stays with that team instead of entering free agency.
A player who rejects the offer can seek a contract with another club, and the former team may then receive a draft pick.
For teams that receive revenue-sharing money, the pick comes after the first round if the player signs elsewhere for more than $50 million in guaranteed money.
If the deal is worth less than $50 million, the pick comes between Competitive Balance Round B and the start of the third round.
MLB is expected to confirm teams’ categories in early December, so the final list is not yet known.
The current collective bargaining agreement ends on December 1, and the qualifying-offer system may change or end after that.
MLB teams could receive 2027 draft picks if eligible free agents reject qualifying offers and sign with other clubs.
The pick’s position would depend on whether the new contract guarantees more or less than $50 million and on the former team’s revenue-sharing and payroll status.
Revenue-sharing recipients would get a pick after the first round for a deal above $50 million, or between Competitive Balance Round B and the third round for a deal below $50 million.
The qualifying offer is worth $23.15 million this winter, and eligible players can accept it to stay with their team.
The collective bargaining agreement ends on December 1, and the article says this may be the last time the qualifying-offer process operates in its current form.
- Who
- MLB teams and eligible free agents who receive qualifying offers.
- What
- Teams may get 2027 draft picks if qualifying-offer-rejecting free agents sign elsewhere. The pick’s position depends on the contract value and the former team’s category.
- When
- The process concerns the 2026-27 offseason and the 2027 draft.
- Where
- Major League Baseball.
- Why
- The draft compensation is provided when a free agent rejects a qualifying offer and signs with another club.
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Teams have until five days after the World Series ends to decide whether to issue qualifying offers.
The current collective bargaining agreement ends.
MLB is expected to release its official payroll calculations, which will determine the finalized team categories.
- Qualifying offer value
- $23.15 million
- Contract threshold
- $50 million in guaranteed money
- Draft year
- 2027
- Revenue-sharing recipient pick for a deal above $50 million
- After the first round
- Revenue-sharing recipient pick for a deal below $50 million
- Between Competitive Balance Round B and the start of the third round
- CBT threshold
- $244 million
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