Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays reaches an agreement on the 14 -year extension, $ 500 million
After all, Vlad Jr. remains in Toronto.
After months of negotiations, Toronto Blue Jays reached an agreement on Sunday with the first base of base Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with a 14 -year extension and $ 500 million awaiting physical and informed sources on the terms for Atletico.
The contract does not include discharges, giving Guerrero in the current value the second largest guarantee in the history of the Major League. The $ 765 million Juan Soto with the New York Mets is ranked first. The 10 -year contract of $ 700 million Shohei Ohtani with the Los Angeles Dodgers is enormously referred, reducing its current value to $ 460.8 million, according to the calculations of the Major League baseball.
Unlike Soto and Ohtani, Guerrero has ensured his warranty-and an average annual value of $ 35.71 million, the highest 11th than always to hit the open market. He was not suitable for becoming a free agent until the end of the season, but repeatedly said he wanted to stay with the Jays, who signed him from the Dominican Republic in 2015 when he was 16 years old.
The loss of Guerrero would have been a serious blow for the front office of the Jays, which was unable to offer offers for Ohtani, Soto and other free agents at higher price in the last two offseason. Its extension, on the other hand, represents a critical step forward, ensuring the cornerstone of the Jays franchise until 2039
The agreement has joined in the last few days, despite Guerrero has opened the season without an agreement. The Jays, after not having found a common ground with Guerrero before its initial and self -imposed deadline of February 18, Finally sold to his desire for $ 500 million of current value.
The Blue Jays had several possibilities of blocking Guerrero for a warranty lower than the beginning of his career, but he could not continually satisfy his price. And when the Mets signed Soto for his contract from $ 765 million to December, the market for young elite Hiters has changed.
In the end, Guerrero accepted an agreement for $ 265 million less than Soto. He would have had a year older than Soto as a free agent and is not so coherent or built. Neither players is a particularly skilled defender or Baserunner, unlike the Chicago Cubs Kyle Tucker defender, the next position player lined up for a monster deal.
Just as Soto’s agreement has inflated the price for Guerrero, the Guerrero contract will almost certainly have profound implications for the puppies with Tucker, which remains suitable for hitting the market in this offseason. Tucker, 28, is two years older than Guerrero, but an all -round player. The puppies, based on their recent expense, seem unlikely to make the efforts that the Blue Jays made to keep Guerrero.
After Talks broke in FebruaryGuerrero told journalists that he was open to relaunch the discussions with the Jays, saying: “I will not close the door if it is a realistic offer”. He kept the door open, if ever slightly. And Sunday, the Jays finally threw it down.
(Superior Photo of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: SAM Hodde/Getty Images)
