Major League Baseball’s offseason kicked off with teams and players making decisions on contract options for the 2025 season and tendering qualifying offers to impending free agents. The Yankees surprised by retaining ace Gerrit Cole with a four-year, $144 million deal, while declining to extend a qualifying offer to other free agents. The Braves cleared budget space by declining Travis d’Arnaud’s $8 million option, hinting at a potentially hectic starting pitcher market as evidenced by qualifying offers and mutual option decisions on Monday. the given text to help the reader understand its key points without having to read the entire document.
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