The Toronto Blue Jays could be on the verge of securing a cornerstone player for the long term.
Although they missed out on superstar free agent Juan Soto, the team seems to be shifting its focus to securing a major extension for homegrown star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. before his current contract expires at the end of the 2025 season.
According to a report from Blue Jays insider Ben Nicholson-Smith on Monday, the 25-year-old first baseman discussed his approach to contract talks during a recent appearance on a Spanish-language sports podcast, stating his intention to finalize a deal before the start of Spring Training.
“Guerrero Jr. says he’s been discussing a possible extension w/ [the] Blue Jays [and] is ‘ready to go’ on a long-term deal for the right offer,” Nicholson-Smith wrote in an X post. “He says he doesn’t plan to negotiate after 1st full day of spring training & Jays front office knows this.”
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Vlad Guerrero Jr. says he’s been discussing a possible extension w/ Blue Jays & is “ready to go” on a long-term deal for the right offer. Also: he says he doesn’t plan to negotiate after 1st full day of spring training & Jays front office knows this https://t.co/dZsxXA6ghL— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) December 22, 2024
Meanwhile, over the weekend, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal reported that the Blue Jays appear to be working on a deal that would buy out the Montreal native’s final year of arbitration.
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