FILE- This Oct. 1, 2017, file photo shows Kansas City Royals players Lorenzo Cain (6), Eric Hosmer (35) and Mike Moustakas (8) acknowledging the crowd as they come out of the game during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Kansas City, Mo. Hosmer, Moustakas and Cain were among nine free agents who turned down $17.4 million qualifying offers from their teams Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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NEW YORK (AP) - Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas and outfielder Lorenzo Cain were among nine free agents who turned down $17.4 million qualifying offers from their teams Thursday.
Chicago Cubs pitchers Jake Arrieta and Wade Davis also said no to the offers, as did Tampa Bay pitcher Alex Cobb, Colorado closer Greg Holland, St. Louis pitcher Lance Lynn and Cleveland first baseman Carlos Santana.
If they sign with new teams, their old clubs would get an extra draft pick as compensation - possibly a much lower selection than in the past under the rules in baseball's new labor contract.
A club signing one of the players who didn't accept would lose a draft selection - no longer a first-round pick - and possibly part of its international bonus pool allocation for 2018-19.
Revenue-sharing recipients that do not pay luxury tax receive an additional pick after the first round if a qualified free agent signs elsewhere for $50 million or more and they forfeit their third-highest selection for signing a qualified player: Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Seattle and Tampa Bay.
The five teams paying luxury tax this year receive an extra selection after the fourth round for losing a qualified free agent who signs for $50 million or more. For signing a qualified free agent, they forfeit their second- and fifth-highest picks and $1 million of their international signing pool that starts next July 2: Detroit, the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, San Francisco and Washington.
The other nine teams receive an additional pick after the Competitive Balance B round if a qualified free agent signs elsewhere for $50 million or more and forfeit their second-highest pick and $500,000 of their next international signing pool: Boston, the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Texas and Toronto.
For qualified free agents signing for less than $50 million, teams receive a pick after the Competitive Balance B round, except for the five that pay luxury tax, where the extra pick is always after the fourth round.
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FILE-This Sept. 26, 2017, file photo shows Kansas City Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain during a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas and outfielder Cain were among nine free agents who turned down $17.4 million qualifying offers from their teams Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
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FILE- This Sept. 29, 2017, file photo shows Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer hitting an RBI-single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Royals first baseman Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas and outfielder Lorenzo Cain were among nine free agents who turned down $17.4 million qualifying offers from their teams Thursday. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley, File)
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FILE- This Aug. 19, 2017, file shows Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas hitting a double off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer during the sixth inning of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Moustakas and outfielder Lorenzo Cain were among nine free agents who turned down $17.4 million qualifying offers from their teams Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 18, 201,7 file photo, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta throws during the first inning of Game 4 of baseball's National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chicago. Cubs pitchers Arrieta and Wade Davis were among nine free agents who turned down $17.4 million qualifying offers from their teams Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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FILE - In this May 3, 2017, file photo, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Wade Davis delivers during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Chicago. Cubs pitchers Davis and Jake Arrieta were among nine free agents who turned down $17.4 million qualifying offers from their teams Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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