Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has set the record straight on his contract negotiations with the Toronto Blue Jays, confirming that the latest extension offer his camp presented was significantly lower than Juan Soto’s massive deal with the New York Mets. While Soto secured a historic 15-year, $765 million contract this offseason, Vladimir Guerrero’s proposed deal didn’t even crack the $600 million mark.<\/p>
With extension talks falling flat, the 25-year-old first baseman is now set to enter free agency<\/a> in November, a scenario that seemed avoidable had the Blue Jays been willing to meet his price.<\/p> Speaking to ESPN’s Enrique Rojas and Ernesto Jerez, Guerrero dismissed the idea that he was seeking anything close to Soto’s deal, stating:<\/p> “It’s much less than Soto. We’re talking about many fewer millions than Soto, more than a hundred million less. … It was the same number of years [as Soto’s contract], but it didn’t reach [$600 million]. The last number we gave them as a counteroffer didn’t reach 600.”<\/em><\/p>What did Vladimir Guerrero Jr. say?<\/h2>