Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers is declining the qualifying offer, reports Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star-Tribune. Minnesota’s front office certainly expected as much, and they have ongoing interest in bringing Jeffers back on a multi-year deal.
MLBTR predicted Jeffers to receive a four-year, $75MM contract in ranking him ninth on our Top 50 Free Agents list. That came with the assumption that Jeffers would reject the QO, as he’s the clear #1 option in the catching class. The righty hitter is coming off a .256/.353/.461 slash with 14 homers and career-best strikeout and walk numbers. Although he was limited to 368 plate appearances by a hamate fracture, Jeffers has a four-year track…
