Vladimir Guerrero Jr. And Blue Jays failed to reach a contract extension before his self-paved Monday deadline, which set the home-grown Toronto star a step closer to a free agent output after the season.
Guerrero Jr. And Blue Jays avoids arbitration five weeks ago when they arrived at one year, $ 28.5 million.
While the 25-year-old said he will leave the door open to all “realistic” offers from Blue Jays, he indicated Tuesday that the two pages may differ in that definition.
“They have their numbers. I have my numbers,” said Guerrero Tuesday before the first full -time exercise of spring training.
“I love the city. I love the fans. I mean, it’s hard, but at the end of the day, as I say, it’s business. I’ll do everything I need to stay here with Blue Jays. Love this.
Guerrero set a time limit for 9 PM for contract calls with Blue Jays to avoid being a distraction, which focuses on team first goals.
The agreement on January 10 is the third largest ever landed by an arbitration that is eligible, and only dragged the $ 31 million that Juan Soto received from the New York Yankees last year and the $ 30 million that Shohei Ohtani received from the Los Angeles Angels in 2023.
Guerrero Tuesday said the huge deal as Mets that was struck with Soto in free agency – 15 years, $ 765 million – is not a predominant for him in contract negotiations. Guerrero and Soto were in the same international signing class 2015.
“Soto’s business had nothing to do with my decision at all,” Guerrero said. “Even before that I knew my value. I knew my number.”
Negotiations with hard lines have been in Guerrero’s collaboration with Blue Jays for a few years.
Guerrero earned $ 19.9 million in 2024. That figure was set by an arbitration panel over the $ 18.05 million that Blue Jays had offered.
Guerrero turned into a fourth straight All-Star season, captured his second silver Slugger Prize and ended up in sixth place in the American League MVP vote in 2024. The first bass man hit .323 with a .396 on base percentage, a .5444444444 Slugging percspage, 30 homers and 103 RBI in 159 matches. He led baseball with a .376 slag average after the all-star break; He was eighth in MLB with 46 RBI during that route.
Through six large league seasons with Blue Jays, Guerrero owns E .288/.363/.500 Battle line with 160 homers and 507 RBI in 819 games.
-Field level media
