The Kansas City Royals have extended the one-year, $15.3 million qualifying offer to James Shields.

If a club wants to sign Shields as a free agent, they'll have to surrender a compensatory draft pick.

Shields has until Nov. 10 to accept the offer. In the past two years, all 22 of the players that have been issued qualifying offers have rejected them.

The right-hander finished 14-8 with a 3.21 ERA last season, but he struggled in the playoffs.