Astros get their answer on qualifying offer, Justin Verlander
VERDICT ON VERLANDER
17 November 2021
Verlander rejects the qualifying offer. Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images.
Editor's note: Justin Verlander has agreed to a deal with the Astros after rejecting the qualifying offer, click here to learn more.
Jon Heyman is reporting that Brandon Belt is the only player to accept the qualifying offer, which means Justin Verlander has declined the 1-year 18.4 million dollar qualifying offer from the Astros.
Brandon Belt is the only player to accept qualifying offer
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 17, 2021
This shouldn't come as much of a surprise based on the interest level in Verlander. According to reports, Justin Verlander has several teams interested in signing him. The Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Braves are just a few of the teams rumored to have interest.
Yankees are among teams in on future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander, who's expected to have a decision fairly soon, perhaps even this week. Jays and many others are interested as well. He has multiyear and 1-year options.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 17, 2021
Jon Heyman is hearing Verlander may not have to settle on a one-year deal, so teams will have to weigh the risk of injury for a player approaching 39 years of age coming off Tommy John surgery. The last time JV pitched a full season, he won the Cy Young Award in 2019 with the Astros.
Jeff Passan also reported on Verlander's rejection of the offer. The good news for Astros fans is that Houston will receive two compensation draft picks in 2022 if the team is unable to sign Verlander and Carlos Correa long-term.
Final tally for the one-year, $18.4M qualifying offer, per sources:
Accepted: Brandon Belt.
Rejected: Nick Castellanos, Michael Conforto, Carlos Correa, Freddie Freeman, Raisel Iglesias, Robbie Ray, Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Trevor Story, Chris Taylor, Justin Verlander.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 17, 2021
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