MLB free agency Justin Verlander decline

Major League Baseball's free agency period is slated to officially begin at 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, meaning that teams and players acro Artis Gilmore Jersey s the land are nearing the decision point on contractual options. They can exercise them, they can decline them, but they have to do something before the end of busine s today.American League Cy Young Award frontrunner kicked off the day in emphatic style, declining his $25 million player option to become a free agent. Verlander could still return to the , his team since late in 2017, but he seems likely to pursue an Tim Duncan Jersey AAV that rivals what received from the last winter, when he signed for two years and $86.7 million.CBS Sports will compile all the day's other notable option decisions below. (Do note that the players are presented in alphabetical order.) : The exercised a $3 million club option over Ba s' services. He pitched well for them after being acquired from the at the deadline. : The Mets will need to figure out how to retain or replace several members of their starting rotation, including and , but at least they'll have Carrasco in tow. New York executed a Keldon Johnson Jersey $14 million club option to bring him back into the fold for 2023. : The Mets also exercised their option on Curti s. He underwent Tommy John surgery in Sept. 2021 and hasn't made a big-league appearance since. He'll make $775,000 next season. : Odorizzi on Wednesday, precipitating a trade that sent him from the to the . (The Braves sent $10 million with him to Texas, suggesting they viewed his contract as being of the underwater variety.) : The declined Boxberger's $3 million club option, instead choosing to pay him a $750,000 buyout. : The said farewell to one of their longest-tenured players, declining Kiermaier's $13 million club option for next season in Dennis Rodman Jersey lieu of a $2.5 million buyout. Kiermaier underwent a season-ending hip surgery in mid-August, but is expected to be ready for Opening Day 2023. : The saved $8 million by declining Longoria's $13 million option in favor of a $5 million buyout. Longoria has expre sed interest in working out a new contract with the Giants, but has also stated that he's open to playing elsewhere in 2023 after spending the last five years by the bay. : The declined a $16 million option on their third baseman, but are reportedly interested in bringing him back on a lower salary.Justin Verlander: We covered Verlander's situation in the Rudy Gay Jersey introduction, but for posterity's sake: he'll become a free agent after declining a $25 million player option., including some of the players above, by clicking here.