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ESPN's Je se Rogers reported that Willson Phil Rizzuto Jersey Contreras will decline the Chicago Cubs' qualifying offer and hit free agency. Contreras is coming off one of the best seasons of his career.The catcher set a career-best mark MLB New York Yankees at wRC+ with 132 and struck out at a career-low rate of 21.1%. The Venezuela-native should be at the top of the list for teams in search Dellin Betances Jersey of an offensive-minded backstop. Contreras has also eclipsed 20 home runs in in 2022 for the fourth time in his career.The Cubs, surprisingly, did not deal the 30-year-old at the trade deadline Brett Gardner Jersey , and instead opted to give Contreras the qualifying offer. With the backstop declining the offer, Chicago officially has just one player, Kyle Hendricks, remaining from the World Series-winning 2016 Cubs.Chicago is Jacoby Ellsbury Jersey now entitled to an extra draft pick in 2023, the positioning of which will depend on the value of Contreras' next contract.Scroll to ContinueMore From SI's Inside The Cubs