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What’s more surprising, that the Red Sox extended a qualifying offer to Nick Pivetta, or that he’s expected to decline it?

NEW YORK (AP) — The 170 remaining free agents (q-received $21.05 million qualifying offer): BALTIMORE (8) — q-Corbin Burnes, ...