Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays Reverse Agreement over 14 years, $ 500 million Extension: Sources

Vlad Jr. stays in Toronto, after all.

After months of negotiations, the Blue Jays de Toronto reached an agreement on Sunday with the first basic player Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on an extension of $ 500 million over 14 years pending a physics, sources have been informed of the conditions told Athletics.

The contract does not include reports, giving Guerrero in current value the second guarantee in the history of major leagues. The $ 765 million agreement over 15 years of Juan Soto with the New York Mets ranks first. The $ 700 million dollars contract of Shohei Ohtani and $ 700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers is massively delayed, reducing its current value to $ 460.8 million, according to calculations by the Basic League of Major Baseball.

Unlike Soto and Ohtani, Guerrero has obtained its warranty – and an average annual value of $ 35.71 million, the highest 11th of all time – without hitting the free market. He was not eligible to become a free agent until the end of the season, but said on several occasions that he wanted to stay with the Jays, who signed him from the Dominican Republic in 2015 at the age of 16.

The loss of Guerrero would have been a major blow for the besieged front-office of the Jays, which failed in the offers of Ohtani, Soto and other free agents at high prices during the last two seasons. His extension, on the other hand, represents a step forward criticism, securing the cornerstone of the Jays franchise until 2039. Guerrero, 26, not only a local star, but was also born in Canada while his father, the temple of fame Vladimir Guerrero Sr., played for Montreal’s exhibitions.

The agreement has been concluded in recent days, despite the opening of Guerrero in the season without agreement. The Jays, after having failed to find common ground with Guerrero before his initial and self-imposed deadline of February 18, finally gave in to his desire for $ 500 million in current value.

The Blue Jays were likely to lock Guerrero for a lower guarantee earlier in his career, but failed to respond to his price. And when the dishes signed Soto to his $ 765 million contract in December, the Youth Strikers’ market has changed.

In the end, Guerrero accepted an agreement for $ 265 million less than Soto. He would have been a year more than Soto as a free agent, and is not as coherent or accomplished by a striker. None of the two players is a particularly qualified defender or base – unlike the right defender of Chicago Cubs, Kyle Tucker, the following position online for a monster agreement.

Just as Soto’s agreement swelled Guerrero’s price, Guerrero’s contract will have almost certainly deep implications for Cubs with Tucker, which remains eligible to arrive on the market this offseason. Tucker, 28 years old, is two years older than Guerrero, but a superior player. Cubs, depending on their recent expenses, seem unlikely to make the effort that Blue Jays have made to keep Guerrero.

After the discussions in February, Guerrero told journalists that he was open to the recovery of discussions with the Jays, saying: “I will not make the door if it is a realistic offer.” He kept the door open, if ever slightly. And on Sunday, the Jays finally launched it.

(Top photo of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: Sam Hodde / Getty Images)