San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson and Texas Rangers left-handed pitcher Martn Perez accepted one-year, $19.65 million qualifying offers from their teams on Tuesday.
Left-handed pitcher Carlos Rodn, outfielder Brandon Nimmo, and catcher Will were among the players who turned down the offer.
The Los Angeles Angels agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract with left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson. According to sources, the deadline to accept his offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers was at the end of the day. According to sources, the Yankees re-signed first baseman Anthony Rizzo to a two-year, $40 million deal with a third-year option that would take the total package to $51 million.
Pederson hit.270/.353/.519 with 23 home runs and 70 runs scored for the Giants last year. He was used almost exclusively against right-handed pitchers by San Francisco.
Pederson doubled his previous high single-season salary when he discussed multiyear deals with teams.
Perez was able to top out at $6 million. Perez spent time in Minnesota and Boston before coming back to Texas last season. He had the best full-season numbers of his career, with an earned run average of 2.89), home run rate of 0.05) and strikeouts of 169)
The player's market can be depressed if players reject offers. The penalties, which include second- and fifth-round picks, plus $1 million in international bonus money, can deter teams from signing top free agents.
The Angels will lose a second-round pick in the next draft. An additional pick will be given to the Dodgers after the fourth round.
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