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New offer announced between the Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr
The Toronto Blue Jays made some solid moves this summer but one massive mistake if failing to sign Vladimir Guerrero Jr to an extension but it looks like they are not done trying.
In a recent interview, Guerrero stated that his asking price for the Blue Jays was over $100 million less than what the New York Mets signed Juan Soto for which means it was probably around $600 million or a little less.
"It's much less than Soto. We're talking about many fewer millions than Soto, more than a hundred million less. ... It was the same number of years, but it didn't reach ($600 million)," Guerrero told ESPN. "The last number we gave them as a counteroffer didn't reach 600." -Guerrero
New offer for Vladimir Guerrero Jr announce by Tim Britton
Guerrero stated earlier in Spring Training that he is done negotiating but if the team comes in with a solid offer matching his asking price, that he would sign the deal as he still wants to stay in Toronto.
According to MLB insider Tim Britton, he believes that the Blue Jays will make Guerrero a 15 year offer worth $450 million and that he will likely accept it since it will pay him just over $30 million per season.
Guerrero could force the Blue Jays into making a substantial offer by starting the season off strong. It's no secret the Blue Jays have struggled to land star players in free agency.
The only way to ensure they will keep Guerrero is to keep him from hitting the open market. The Athletic's Tim Britton projected that it would take a 15-year, $450 million deal to keep Guerrero in Toronto. -Mohammed
The only way to ensure they will keep Guerrero is to keep him from hitting the open market. The Athletic's Tim Britton projected that it would take a 15-year, $450 million deal to keep Guerrero in Toronto. -Mohammed
Britton agreed that this is a large number but if the Blue Jays would somehow be able to land him at this price, they would be still getting him on a bargain since he will surely sign for more than this next off-season.
"Extending a deal for a massive 14 free-agent years would limit the AAV just a touch, to about $30 million," wrote Britton. "I know, I know: A deal that long comes off as crazy.
But there have been a dozen players who have signed deals at least nine years in length in the last three offseasons - or just shy of the number of contracts that long that were signed over the prior decade.
Four of them (Juan Soto, Trea Turner, Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts) extend through a player's age-40 season, as this one would for Guerrero." -Britton
But there have been a dozen players who have signed deals at least nine years in length in the last three offseasons - or just shy of the number of contracts that long that were signed over the prior decade.
Four of them (Juan Soto, Trea Turner, Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts) extend through a player's age-40 season, as this one would for Guerrero." -Britton
If the Blue Jays end up lading Guerrero on a deal that would keep him in Toronto for the rest of his career while only paying him around $30 million per season, the entire fan base would be happy.
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