What if the Toronto Blue Jays decide to suddenly sell low on two-time All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette, though? His $33 million extension is up at the end of the season and Toronto seems unlikely to extend both Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
As the Blue Jays contemplate an extension for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., MLB insider Sal Licata predicts the possibility of Guerrero being traded if no deal is reached by the start of spring training. Paul Hembekides suggests Guerrero may pursue free agency instead,
If the Blue Jays don’t sign Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a contract extension before he becomes a free agent at the end of this season -- which they conceivably still might -- then we are going to be talk
Bob Nightengale of USA Today and Jon Heyman of the New York Post have both put Guerrero's target in the $400 million range. That would set a record for an infielder, easily clearing Manny Machado's 11-year, $350 million contract with the San Diego Padres.
After raising fans' expectations with the possibility of signing an All-Star player, the Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly secured the deal for the 2025 MLB season.
According to Fabian Ardaya and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Dodgers will have a second meeting with Sasaki. This comes on the heels of Sasaki reportedly meeting with the Padres in San Diego over the weekend. Video purportedly showing Sasaki throwing in Padres gear had surfaced on social media but has since been removed.
The addition of Sasaki only increases the urgency for the Dodgers to do better in preventing pitching injuries.
Though Sasaki would arguably be the crown jewel of a Dodgers offseason that included the signing of two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, LA can still field baseball's best rotation if they don't land him. However, that scenario may lead them to pivot to pursuing a reunion.
After news broke that the Mets were pivoting away from Pete Alonso, the Blue Jays have emerged as contenders to sign the free agent slugger.
The New York Mets came just short in 2024 of a 'Subway Series' World Series against the New York Yankees. The Mets ended up losing in the National League Champi
The saga of Roki Sasaki ended last Friday with the choice of the Los Angeles Dodgers as the team in which he will make his Major League Baseball debut, leaving the other two finali
And will the Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reach an extension ... David Schoenfield: Alex Bregman to ... the Los Angeles Dodgers. Why should the Dodgers stop now?