Blue Jays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Extension Update

[Matthew Lenz]

Alden González of ESPN is reporting that Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s asking price was "much less"  than the asking price of Juan Soto who netted a $765 million deal from the New York Mets earlier this offseason.

This news comes two weeks after the deadline that Vlad Jr.'s camp established came and went without a deal. The 26-year-old now anticipates that he will reach free agency next year, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

The most recent report adds that the ask was for the same number of years as Soto's contract (14) but that the total salary didn't reach $600 million. 

Despite a very good bounce back campaign in 2024 that saw the slugger carry a .940 OPS with 30 home runs and 103 RBI's across 159 games, the Blue Jays may be smart to stand their ground. Not because Vlad's 2024 production is sustainable or repeatable, but because of Pete Alonso's 2024 free agent experience. The market for Alonso never really got "hot" relative to his level of production, which led to the masher going back to the Mets on a two-year, $54 million deal. Of course, he's four years older than Vlad Jr., but it still holds to reason that he Blue Jays might be better off seeing how his market plays out next offseason.

Do you think Vlad's ask is too much or should the Blue Jays have signed him?

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[Terry Mesmer]

I don't blame Vlad for asking for such a ridiculous deal. Considering what Soto got, it would be against Vlad's best interests not to ask. And what if some crazy team says yes? You gotta find out.

I would be happy for Vlad if someone gave him the deal he wanted. Even so, there is no plausible way to justify this team agreeing to such a stupid and wasteful deal for a first baseman with his body type.

You can try. You will fail.

[Spanky99]

He needs a massive year to get 15/585 straight cash, homie! lol... Jays can match next winters best offer and get him at a real market price.

[Spanky99]

Forum posting format is bugged out for me the last 2 days.

[Omar]

Madness!

 

 

[Spanky99]

37 minutes ago, Omar said:

Madness!

 

 

Yeah, the number Ortiz mentioned, 15/585.

[Brock Beauchamp]

20 hours ago, Spanky99 said:

He needs a massive year to get 15/585 straight cash, homie! lol... Jays can match next winters best offer and get him at a real market price.

Yeah, he's gonna need a 6-win season to get anything close to that, I think.

Because if you're going to drop a massive pile of cash on a player, would you pick Tucker or Vlad? I'd go with Tucker, frankly.

[Spanky99]

11 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Yeah, he's gonna need a 6-win season to get anything close to that, I think.

Because if you're going to drop a massive pile of cash on a player, would you pick Tucker or Vlad? I'd go with Tucker, frankly.

I'd lean Tucker as well I think. Depends on this year I guess, big season for both of them.

[Brock Beauchamp]

7 hours ago, Spanky99 said:

I'd lean Tucker as well I think. Depends on this year I guess, big season for both of them.

Especially if Tucker is asking for seven years and Vlad wants 10+, which very well could end up being the case.