Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the son of a monster, who is discussing an extension contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, seems to want a contract of at least $440 million (about 647.5 billion won).토토사이트
copyright's "Toronto Sun" reported on the 2nd (Korea time) that Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is currently discussing an extension contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, appeared on a podcast called "Abriendo El" and "declared a bomb."
Guerrero Jr. hit 2,590 hits, 449 homers, 1496 RBIs and 181 steals in 2147 games during his 16 career seasons with the Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles, batting .318 OPS 0.931, the son of "monster" Vladimir Guerrero, who entered the Hall of Fame through 92.9% of the vote in 2018 as well as regular season MVP. He received a lot of attention even before entering Major League Baseball.
However, it didn't take long to erase his father's halo, which is called a "legend." Guerrero Jr., who first entered the big league in 2019, played in 123 games and recorded 126 hits, 15 home runs, 69 RBIs, 52 runs and a batting average of 0.272 OPS of 0.772. In the 2020 season, when the shortened season was due to COVID-19, he recorded 58 hits, nine home runs, 33 RBIs and a batting average of 0.262 OPS of 0.791, in 60 games. And Guerrero Jr.'s talent blossomed in the 2021 season.
Guerrero Jr. played 161 games and recorded 188 hits, 48 homers, 111 RBIs, 123 runs, a batting average of 0.311 OPS 1.002, and ranked first in home runs (48) and runs (123 points), on-base percentage (0.401), slugging percentage (0.601), and OPS (1.002) all in the American League that year. He also had the pleasure of getting his hands on the Hank Aaron Award after selecting his first All-Star and Silver Slugger. If it weren't for Shohei Ohtani, the 2021 American League MVP would have been Guerrero Jr.'s.
Guerrero Jr., who first got his hands on the Gold Glove in 2022, had his worst year in 2023 with 26 home runs and an OPS of 0.788, which was different this year. Toronto was embroiled in numerous trade rumors as it fell to the bottom of the American League East, but Guerrero Jr. succeeded in performing the second best in his career with 199 hits, 30 home runs, 103 RBIs, 98 runs, a batting average of 0.323 OPS 0.940, in 159 games. In response, Toronto is seeking to sign Guerrero Jr. to an extension.
However, the process of signing an extension contract is not smooth. The Toronto Blue Jays recently offered Guerrero Jr. an extension contract of 340 million U.S. dollars, which is one year before he becomes eligible for free agent, but the deal failed to appeal to him. In terms of the amount of money, the deal fell short of what Guerrero Jr. wanted. According to Ben Nicholson-Smith of copyright's Sports Net, Guerrero Jr. ultimately expressed his intention not to negotiate afterwards if the extension contract is not signed until the first training session.
The Toronto Sun said Guerrero Jr. was so determined that his salary in 2024 would have been the starting point. Despite his worst year in 2023, Guerrero hoped for a salary of 2.9 million U.S. dollars at the time. However, Toronto remained unchanged at 18.05 million dollars. As a result, Guerrero Jr. exercised his right to adjust his salary.
As a result, Guerrero Jr. won and received $2.9 million in salary for the 2024 season, but the fact that he went to a salary adjustment hearing because he could not narrow the difference of $1.85 million at the time may have hurt Guerrero Jr.'s feelings. In the midst of this, it was recently reported that Guerrero Jr. appeared on a Spanish podcast and made a bombshell. "The Toronto Sun" explained, "Guerrero Jr. made a bombshell announcement in a revealing interview conducted in Spanish."
"What they offered me is far from what I'm looking for," Guerrero Jr. said, sending a message to Toronto to talk again if he is willing to add another 100 million dollars (about 147.2 billion won). "It's embarrassing what Toronto's strategy is for Guerrero Jr. and whether he will be allowed to become an FA," the Toronto Sun said. "It may be that Toronto does not see Guerrero Jr. as a franchise-type player, but does not see the value of the long-term contract."
The media then added that Guerrero may want a bigger amount after seeing Shohei Ohtani sign a huge contract of $700 million and Juan Soto sign a huge contract of $765 million, but it is a guess. What is clear, however, is that if an extension contract is not signed before the start of the spring camp, it is likely to be traded this season or leave Toronto after becoming an FA. The relationship between Toronto and Guerrero Jr. seems to be deteriorating day by day.