Why the Twins made the qualifying offer to free agent Ryan Jeffers and what comes next
Jeffers has a one-year, $23.15 million deal on the table, but will he accept it? From here, there are three possible scenarios for the Twins and their longtime catcher.
Free agent catcher Ryan Jeffers received a qualifying offer from the Twins ahead of Monday's deadline, and now has until November 17 to accept or decline a one-year contract with a $23.15 million salary equal to the average of the 125 highest-paid players in MLB.
From here, there are three possible scenarios for Jeffers and the Twins: