Kyle Schwarber, Ranger Suárez among 13 MLB players to receive qualifying offers

As expected, the Phillies extended the qualifying offer to both Kyle Schwarber and Ranger Suárez Thursday as free agency officially opened, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. 

This means both Schwarber and Suárez now have a one-year/$22.025 million offer from the Phillies. While there are some free agents who would consider accepting that offer, both Schwarber and Suárez are sure to decline it because they will get long-term deals. The deadline for Schwarber and Suárez to officially decide to accept or reject is 1 p.m. ET on Nov. 18. 

If Schwarber and/or Suárez leaves after declining the qualifying offer, the Phillies will receive a compensatory pick after the fourth round of the 2026 MLB Draft. 

Of course, declining the qualifying offer doesn't preclude either from re-signing with the Phillies. Both J.T. Realmuto (2020) and Aaron Nola (2023) declined qualifying offers and tested free agency before ultimately returning to the Phillies. In this case, the Phillies are the only team who won't have to surrender draft-pick compensation if they sign Schwarber or Suárez as free agents. 

Realmuto, again a free agent, wasn't eligible to receive a qualifying offer because you can only be saddled with a QO once in your career. Harrison Bader also wasn't eligible to receive a qualifying offer because he was traded during the 2025 season. 

In addition to Schwarber and Suárez, the 11 other players to receive qualifying offers were Kyle Tucker (Chicago Cubs), Framber Valdez (Houston Astros), Gleyber Torres (Detroit Tigers), Dylan Cease (San Diego Padres), Bo Bichette (Toronto Blue Jays), Trent Grisham (New York Yankees), Brandon Woodruff (Milwaukee Brewers), Edwin Díaz (New York Mets), Zac Gallen (Arizona Diamondbacks), Shota Imanaga (Chicago Cubs) and Michael King (Padres). 

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