2023 Options

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Listed below are players that managers need to make decisions on.  Please check the spreadsheet for option amounts and to be sure you are within cap. Depending on the situation of the player (noted in the list below), please respond to this thread and let us know if you will be picking up an option, extending a 1-year qualifying offer ($12M) or if you plan to pick up that player's real life contract. The deadline to offer a qualifying offer decisions is December 1st, 2021 (you have until March 15th to accept real-life contracts), so please take your time if needed (especially on QO decisions). If you give a player a QO or decline their option or contract, you will be eligible for a 20% discount in the auction.   For players that are listed as option, those are players that you put an option on when you bid for them.  If you decline the option, you would be eligible for a 20% discount.  If you decide to accept the option, you will not get a discount next year. 

Arizona Diamondbacks
Michael Fulmer  (free agent)
Manny Margot (option)
Andrew McCutchen (option)
Joe Jimenez (option)
Carlos Carrasco (real life option)

Atlanta Braves
Andrew Benintendi (free agent)
Touki Toussaint (option)
Jake Odorizzi (option)

Baltimore Orioles
Adrian Houser (option)
Mitch Garver (option)
Kole Calhoun (option)
Colin Moran (free agent)
Ke'Bryan Hayes (real life contract)
Brandon Nimmo (free agent)
Tyler Glasnow (real life contract)

Boston Red Sox
Trey Mancini (free agent)
Tommy La Stella (option)
Brandon Belt (option)

Chicago Cubs
Carlos Correa (real life option)
Myles Straw (reall life contract)

Colorado Rockies
Joey Gallo (free agent)
Ryan McMahon (real life contract)
James Taillon (free agent)
Kyle Zimmer (option)
Taijuan Walker (option)
Max Kepler (option)
Gary Sanchez (free agent)
Byron Buxton (real life contract)
Randy Dobnak (real life contract)
Mike Clevinger (free agent)
Matt Wisler (option)

Chicago White Sox
Eddie Rosario (option)
Zack Greinke (option)
Leury Garcia (option)
Tim Anderson (real life option)
Joe Smith (option)
Owen Miller (option)

Houston Astros
JP Crawford (real life contract)
Nick Castellanos (real life option)
Miguel Sano (real like option)
Daniel Morris (option)

Kansas City Royals
Spencer Strider (real life contract)

Los Angeles Dodgers
Aaron Ashby (real life contract)
Jace Peterson (option)
Lance McCullers (real life contract)

Miami Marlins
Tony Kemp (option)
Griffin Jax (option)
Daniel Vogelbach (option)
Jose Quintana (option)
Darin Ruf (real life contract)
Martin Perez (option)
Kyle Farmer (option)
Hunter Strickland (option)
Adam Engel (option)
Cole Irvin (option)
Trevor Williams (free agent)
Colin Poche (option)
Albert Almora Jr (option)
Brad Miller (option)

New York Mets
Jorge Lopez (option)
Jason Adam (option)
Yandy Diaz (option)
Jose Iglesias (option)
Ketal Marte (real life option)
Aaron Nola (real life option)
Steven Okert (option)
Seranthony Dominguez (option)
Edwin Diaz (free agent)

St. Louis Cardinals
Brad Keller (option)
Michael Harris (real life contract)
Whit Merrifield (real life option)
Christian Vazquez (option)
Max Muncy (option)

Oakland Athletics
Brad Hand (option)
Xander Bogaerts (real life option)
Colin McHugh (option)
Eduardo Escobar (option)
Josh Bell (free agent)
Jordan Montgomery (option)
Ken Giles (option)
Jorge Polanco (option)
Michael Brantley (free agent)
Trevor Rosenthal (option)
Tanner Rainey (option)
Chad Green (free agent)

San Diego Padres
Corbin Burnes (option)
Yordan Alvarez (real life contract)
Taylor Rogers (option)
David Robertson (option)
Adrian Sampson (option)
JD Davis (option)
Dansby Swanson (free agent)
Tyler Anderson (option)
Framber Valdez (option)

Sean Doolittle (option)

Seattle Mariners
Johnny Cueto (option)
Yu Darvish (option)
Luis Castillo (real life contract)
Gregory Soto (option)

San Francisco Giants
Garrett Whitlock (real life contract)
Emmanuel Clase (real life contract)
Lamonte Wade Jr (option)
Kyle Schwarber (real life contract)
Andres Munoz (real life contract)
Aaron Judge (free agent)

Tampa Bay Rays
Ji-Man Choi (option)
Michael Lorenzen (option)
Sonny Gray (real life option)
Eric Hosmer (real life option)
Drew Pomeranz (option)

Texas Rangers
Austin Riley (real life contract)
Wilson Contreras (free agent)
Trea Turner (free agent)
Teoscar Hernandez (option)
Corey Knebel (option)
Josh Donaldson (option)
Joe Musgrove (free agent)
Jean Segura (option)
DJ LeMahieu (option)

New York Yankees
Jeffrey Springs (option)
Josh Naylor (option)
Charlie Blackmon (real life option)
Marcus Stroman (option)
Jon Berti (option)
Jose Abreu (free agent)

[New York Mets]

Accept options on the following players:

Jorge Lopez
Jason Adam
Ketel Marte
Aaron Nola
Seranthony Dominguez
Yandy Diaz

Decline options for:

Jose Iglesias
Steven Okert

[San Diego Padres]

Accept:
Corbin Burnes option
Yordan Alvarez’s new contract

Still deciding on the rest

[Arizona Diamondbacks]

Decline option on mccutchen for now

Will decide on others later

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Declining option on Charlie Blackmon. Accepting the options on the rest.

[San Francisco Giants]

San Francisco Giants will accept real-life contracts on the players listed below and pick-up the option on Wade Jr.

* In addition, we would like to throw down on a qualifying offer for the honorable Aaron Judge.

Garrett Whitlock (real life contract)
Emmanuel Clase (real life contract)
Kyle Schwarber (real life contract)
Andres Munoz (real life contract)
Lamonte Wade Jr. (option)
*Aaron Judge (free agent)

[Atlanta Braves]

Atlanta Braves:
Andrew Benintendi - Picking up real life contract.
Dansby Swanson - Picking up real life contract.
Touki Toussaint - Accept option.

[Oakland Athletics]

Oakland Athletics
Brad Hand (option) DECLINE
Colin McHugh (option) DECLINE
Jordan Montgomery (option) ACCEPT OPTION
Jorge Polanco (option) ACCEPT OPTION

Will figure out the rest later. Will drop hand and mchugh off my fantrax roster right now 

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Nov 3, 2022 1:30:21 GMT Atlanta Braves said:

Atlanta Braves:
Andrew Benintendi - Picking up real life contract.
Dansby Swanson - Picking up real life contract.
Touki Toussaint - Accept option.

No hurry, but I forgot to add Jake Odorizzi's option.  So you would have to make a decision on him as well.

[Oakland Athletics]

accept xander boegarts current option

20M per year through 2026 and then restricted free agent 2027? or will he be unrestricted free agent in 2027?

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Nationals extend $12M Qualifying Offer to 1B: Jose Abreu

[Boston Red Sox]

Tommy La Stella (option) DECLINE
Brandon Belt (option) ACCEPT

Will decide on what to do with Mancini when we see where he ends up. Hoping the Real Life Bosox.

[Oakland Athletics]

decline eduardo escobar

already dropped on fantrax

[Atlanta Braves]

Jake Odorizzi - SP( TEX): Declining Option on Odorizzi.

[Chicago White Sox]

Decline Rosario, Greinke, and Garcia

Accept Anderson, Smith, Miller