Shohei Ohtani Among 7 Players Receiving Qualifying Offers as MLB Free-Agent Market Opens with 168 Players Available

Ohtani headed to free agency with $20,325,000 qualifying offer from Los Angeles Angels alongside other notable players like Cody Bellinger and Aaron Nola; Teams set to lose one or two draft picks if they sign these players.

Shohei Ohtani is among the 168 baseball players available in the MLB free-agent market with a qualifying offer of $20,325,000 from the Los Angeles Angels.
If a team signs a player who received a qualifying offer, they will lose one or two of their draft picks.
Alongside Ohtani, other star players including Cody Bellinger, Josh Hader, Blake Snell, Aaron Nola, Sonny Gray, and Matt Chapman also received qualifying offers.
The qualifying offer average is taken from the top 125 contracts by average annual value and a team offering it gets additional selection in the next amateur draft if the player signs elsewhere.
There are speculations about Ohtani's next destination and the impact his recent UCL tear might have on contract negotiations. Teams like the Dodgers, Rangers, Mets, and Red Sox are expected to be the top contenders.