The stress is on the Blue Jays to lock up Vlad Guerrero Jr., a famous person who’s a Canadian citizen (bear in mind, his Corridor of Fame dad performed for the Expos) and favourite son, and do it by Guerrero’s deadline of the Jays’ first full-squad exercise Feb. 18. However they nonetheless must get within the ballpark he’s residing.
They aren’t there but.
Guerrero is believed to be in search of north of $400M and possibly nearer to $500M after Juan Soto obtained his document $765M contract. Like Soto, Guerrero is just 25 heading into his stroll season, and though he’s not Soto (he had a secular 116 OPS-plus in 2023 earlier than his stellar 166 final yr) and the primary base market tanked, pretty, he’s most likely the participant most affected by Soto’s deal.
The Jays reportedly provided about $340M, suggesting they could see Rafael Devers because the comp. Which may have labored a yr in the past, however instances change, and markets transfer. They’re anticipated to maintain attempting, nevertheless.
