The Chicago Cubs have ensured they will be compensated if two of their impending free agents sign elsewhere this offseason.

The Cubs extended qualifying offers to outfielder Kyle Tucker and left-hander Shota Imanaga before Thursday’s 4 p.m. deadline. A qualifying offer is worth $22.025 million for the 2026 season.

Tucker, who is primed to receive a big multiyear contract, surely will reject the qualifying offer, which would net them draft-pick compensation if he signs elsewhere. The deadline to accept the offer is Nov. 18.

Imanaga faces a more challenging decision.

The Cubs declined the 32-year-old’s three-year, $57 million club option that then triggered a $15 million player option for 2026, which Imanaga also turned down to make him a free agent . The Cubs still could negotiate wit

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