Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays fail to agree to contract extension before slugger’s self-imposed deadline

On Monday, Toronto BLUE JAYS and Franchise Player Jay did not reach the extension of the long-term contract before the deadline for self-disclosure. Guerrero used to say that he would not discuss a new contract when the training of the full team of the team will start on Tuesday. It is planned that he will become an agent after the season.

“I’m here. We have not received consent, “Guerrero said through a translator. “Now they will have to compete with 29 teams.”

Guerror said both sides worked until 10 Monday evening. 30, but could not find a deal.

“They had their numbers, I had my numbers,” he said. “It’s just a business, as I always say. Everything happens. We are all well. “

The next month 26 The Guererro will be the best and youngest free agent to come out in the market. She goes out of a terrible season of 2024 that she saw her hit it .323 / .396 / .544 44 pairs and 30 house runs. It earned him the choice of his fourth straight star and at the end of the sixth place with MVP voting. Guerrero was Al MVP Runner-Up in 2021.

“It is obvious that very disappointed” GM Ross Atkins told reporters Tuesday. “We worked hard. Motivation is still there. It is confident that every thought, we had an idea, was every dollar, but we were clearly not disappointed. “

While Atkins refused to identify any features of his offer, he said He “was convinced that we exhausted communication, ideas, thoughts, and communicated every dollar and felt that (agent barren) and Vlad also reached the level that they were also comfortable.”

Juan Soto’s record with a 15-year-old, New York, raised a $ 765 million contract for star-players in the mid-20s. Vlad Jr. is not Soto, but he is quite next, and blue jayers are desperate. They found it difficult to convince that free agents capture their money in the last few years. Losing their home preferential player would be destructive.

In December, Guerrero confirmed that the blue Jayner offered a $ 340 million contract. “We are not even looking close.“The proposal was made before the Soto’s contract will change the landscape. For Star players, contracts are taken from 39 or at the age of 40 (Soto, Mookie Betts, etc.). It means at least 13 years of transaction for Guerrero.

The Monday-Chew Deadline was independent, and the thing about its independent obligations were flexible. Blue Jays could approach Guerrrew about a new transaction on some weeks, just when he changed his mind, although he slipped Tuesday that he did not intend to negotiate during the season. His family is supposedly needed for his or her father’s career, which allows Guerrero to play hardball.

The Blue Jays went to 74-88, the worst record of their worst in 2024. They tried and failed to sign a few prominent free agents in this offsa, Max Sherzer, Max, Santander, maximum fried and more. Jeff Hoffman.