by Dunedin, Florida – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says that his proposal for a long -term contract with the Blue Jays de Toronto was less than $ 600 million.
In an interview, the quadruple star challenged the speculations he asked for an agreement similar to the $ 765 million contract over 15 years that Juan Soto accepted with the New York dishes. Guerrero, who was 26 years old on March 16, agreed in January a year of a year of $ 28.5 million and can become a free agent after the World Series. He reduced talks on a long -term agreement when he pointed out to spring training last month.
Guerrero was cited in a report published as saying that he had asked for the same duration of the contract as Soto, but “we are talking about much less than Soto, more than one hundred million million.” Guerrero noted that his last offer “did not reach $ 600 (million)” and that he had finally lowered his request over the duration of a 14 -year agreement.
Guerrero struck 0.323 with a basic percentage of .396, a percentage of strokes. 544, 30 circuits and 103 points produced in 159 games last season. He reached .288 with a basic percentage of 0.363, a percentage of strikes of 0,500, 160 circuits and 507 points produced in 819 regular career games in career, all with Toronto.
He finished second in the Al MVP election in 2021, when he exceeded the major leagues in the total bases (363), tied for the advance of the large league in the circuits (48) and led the AL as a basic percentage (0.401) and as a strike percentage (0.601).
