was among seven players who received $20,325,000 qualifying offers from their former teams Monday as the free agent market opened for 168 players.
By making a qualifying offer — the average of the top 125 contracts by average annual value — a team would receive an additional selection in next July's amateur draft if a player signs elsewhere before then. A team signing the player could lose one or two draft picks.
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