The team shouldn't even be engaging in the delusion that he's in the Soto/Ohtani tier of player. If he's demanding 400+M let him to try get it in free agency.
Steamer/ZiPS now projecting Vlad to finish with 4.4 fWAR in his age-26 season. Tied for 22nd in the league. I can't stress enough how silly it would be to give this player 500M
Still can't believe we're talking that kind of cash for him. It's been hard not to think about it has he's been a complete non-factor so far in this 4-game series.