Report: Santana to turn down qualifying offer

The necessary formality of the qualifying offer dance between the Indians and Carlos Santana appears complete, with FanRag Sports’ Jon Heyman reporting the not-at-all-surprising news Monday that Santana will turn down the Indians’ one-year, $17.4 million offer. The Indians had made the offer to ensure they recoup Draft pick compensation should Santana sign elsewhere, and there was never a serious expectation that Santana would accept it.