MLB Free Agency 2017: 5 potential teams for Matt Wieters

1. Minnesota Twins

Kurt Suzuki did not activate his vesting option for next season with enough plate appearances this past season, and Juan Centeno was outrighted off the 40-man roster on Friday. So the Twins are obviously in the market for a catcher, and they like some other teams on this list they have reported interest in Jason Castro.

Wieters may not quite be what he was in any facet of the game, as he crosses into his 30s. But he is still better than anyone the Twins have had behind the plate over the last few years. It has been Suzuki and little else, to his and the team’s detriment more often than not, and Minnesota does not have a major-league ready all-around catcher in their minor league pipeline.

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Just how active the Twins’ new front office leadership will be this offseason is not yet clear. But Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey and general manager Thad Levine have offered hints that nothing is off-limits as they take on a rebuild, and Wieters should be on any list of free agent catchers to be considered.