Brian McCann's agent, B.B. Abbott, went on Boston's WEEI radio station and spoke of the free agent catcher's interest to do anything possible for whatever club signs him.
McCann, who has never played any other position but catcher, is open to learning how to play first base and serve as designated hitter to prolong his time on the field, Abbott told the station.
"He's in search of additional at-bats to try to maximize what value he has to a team, but I think primarily, at least in his mind, he's a catcher," Abbott commented via phone on Wednesday.
He added: "He gets it. He understands that his bat is what is the driving force behind this, but he takes pretty great pride in what he does behind the plate and he wants this to be a focus in this as well."
Abbott mentioned the Red Sox's Mike Napoli and San Francisco's Buster Posey as examples of players who've successfully transitioned from behind the plate to first base for more at-bats.
McCann has drawn interest from about 10 teams, Abbott has said.
McCann will reportedly visit - over the next few weeks - with the teams that have shown interest, including the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees.
The Braves offered McCann a one-year, $14.1 million qualifying earlier this month, which he declined. The seven-time All-Star and five-time Silver Slugger award winner hit .256 over 102 games in 2013 and has topped 20 home runs in seven of his eight full seasons in Atlanta.
McCann, who'll be 30 in February, leads all catchers in home runs (171) and RBIs (638) since the beginning of 2006, his first full season.
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