Qualifying offer accept/decline round-up - MLB

UPDATE: All 13 players who received a qualifying offer have declined it.

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The deadline for free agents to accept or decline qualifying offers is 5:00 p.m. eastern time today, so I’ll update this list with decisions as they become known:

– Carlos Beltran, Cardinals: Declined
– Robinson Cano, Yankees: Declined
– Shin-Soo Choo, Reds: Declined
– Nelson Cruz, Rangers: Declined
– Stephen Drew, Red Sox: Declined
– Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox: Declined
– Curtis Granderson, Yankees: Declined
– Ubaldo Jimenez, Indians: Declined
– Hiroki Kuroda, Yankees: Declined
– Brian McCann, Braves: Declined
– Kendrys Morales, Mariners: Declined
– Mike Napoli, Red Sox: Declined
– Ervin Santana, Royals: Declined

Any player accepting the qualifying offer will get a one-year, $14.1 million deal to remain with the original team.

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HOUSTON — Jose Abreu and the World Series champion Astros agreed to a three-year, $58.5 million contract, adding another powerful bat to Houston’s lineup.

Abreu, the 2020 AL MVP, gets $19.5 million in each of the next three seasons.

He spent his first nine major league seasons with the Chicago White Sox. The first baseman became a free agent after batting .304 with 15 home runs, 75 RBIs and an .824 OPS this year.

With the Astros, he replaces Yuli Gurriel at first base in a batting order that also features All-Star sluggers Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker.

Gurriel became a free agent after Houston defeated the Philadelphia Phillies this month for its second World Series championship.

The 35-year-old Abreu becomes the biggest free agent to switch teams so far this offseason. Born in Cuba, the three-time All-Star and 2014 AL Rookie of the Year is a .292 career hitter in the majors with 243 homers, 863 RBIs and an .860 OPS.

The Astros announced the signing. Abreu was scheduled to be introduced in a news conference at Minute Maid Park.

He would get a $200,000 for winning an MVP award, $175,000 for finishing second in the voting, $150,000 for third, $125,000 for fourth and $100,000 for fifth. Abreu also would get $100,000 for earning World Series MVP and $75,000 for League Championship Series MVP, $75,000 for making the All-Star team and $75,000 for winning a Gold Glove or a Silver Slugger.

Abreu gets a hotel suite on road trips and the right to buy a luxury suite for all Astros home games.