NEW YORK -- The Yankees extended qualifying offers to free agents Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo ahead of Thursday¡¯s 5 p.m. ET deadline.

Each qualifying offer is valued at $19.65 million for a one-year contract. Players have until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to accept or reject the offer.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has said that the club is interested in retaining both Judge and Rizzo. Should either sign with a different club, the Yanks will now be compensated with Draft picks.

Judge is the club¡¯s top winter priority, the American League¡¯s Hank Aaron Award winner and presumptive AL MVP now having reached free agency.

¡°Optimally, if you could wave a magic wand, we would secure Aaron Judge and retain him and have him signed and happy in the fold as soon as possible,¡± Cashman said earlier this week. ¡°He¡¯s a free agent. He¡¯s earned the right to be a free agent. So he¡¯ll dictate the dance steps.¡±

Judge turned down a seven-year, $213.5 million extension on Opening Day, then he set the AL single-season record with 62 homers while finishing five batting-average points shy of a Triple Crown.

Cashman said that the club has been in contact with Judge¡¯s agent, Page Odle, but he would not disclose if a new offer has been made.

Rizzo signed a two-year, $32 million deal with the Yankees this past spring that included an opt-out clause for 2023. Rizzo triggered that option on Monday and could be seeking another multi-year deal after tying his career high with 32 home runs.

¡°We¡¯d love to sign Anthony Rizzo back if possible,¡± Cashman said. ¡°We¡¯ll stay in touch with him as well as the rest of the marketplace. We clearly have a vacancy now at first base. The preference would be to retain the player we know and like. Ultimately, you have to explore all options, trade vs. free agency.¡±

The Yankees considered extending a qualifying offer to right-hander Jameson Taillon, but they did not. Taillon was 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA in 32 regular season starts.