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This is insane. We just got new information about what Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is looking for via contract this up-and-coming offseason. And well, John Henry, in order to get that cigar and smoke it again, you're going to have to get deep into those pockets in order to go out and acquire the young Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and I'm here to break down everything about it. So let's get to it, but first remember, if you are a part of the 86.5% currently watching this video not currently subscribed scroll down and click the subscribe button we do appreciate all the love and support so thank you guys but now let's get to it and break down not only how this is insane but how Vlad Guerrero Jr is basically telling the entire MLB specifically the Blue Jays to bring me my money now i will say there's two things that are very very key in this conversation the first one is this is a contract year for for Vladimir Guerrero Jr anticipate him to be in the running for the MVP at the end of the year I believe he is going to grow on a tear and he is going to annihilate baseballs from game one to game 162 he wants to prove his absolute every penny's worth of his worth to not only the Blue Jays but all the teams in the MLB so it's not because at the end of this year he is going to be an unrestricted free agent He is going to cause an all-out bidding war amongst teams that want that first baseman in Guerrero Jr. And what team isn't going to want him? He's a stud. He's young. He's in a class of a very, very few of baseball players. Look at this baseball savant page. Ranking in the top percentile of damn near everything. Obviously, the chase rate is right about a league average. Obviously, his sweet spot is right about a league average. but everything else and obviously the range fielding isn't great but again that's why he's at first he's not at third he's nowhere else he's not in the outfield he's there's no relying on moving so fast in the sense of range in the sense of covering a lot of ground like an outfielder the speed is right about league average which again is pretty damn good for someone the size of Vladimir Guerrero Jr and again a first baseman obviously the base running value is poor because he doesn't steal really any bags he just hits very very very well and if you look at the spray chart in the top right he's not a pull hitter he'll hit the baseball anywhere in the ballpark and he he doesn't discriminate he'll hit it anywhere he wants and again if you look at the batting run value that's absurd that is that's absurd that's in the same class of team or players like Aaron Judge like Rafael Devers and others Jose Ramirez if you will the this is an elite ball player and there's really no you can't sugarcoat it any other way you can't say he's not he's damn good and he he's going to get paid but is he going to get paid for 15 years in just under 600 million dollars as reported by ESPN this graphic posted by Foul Territory on Twitter this is crazy this is drastic now the conversation is all and this is one of the this is the second thing the second component to the conversation the first one it being obviously a contract year for Vladdy, anticipate him to de-stitch baseball after baseball after baseball this season because, well, he's trying again to prove to not only the Blue Jays, but every team in the MLB that has the opportunity to go out and acquire him after this following season that, well, you're going to have to pay me and there's no way, there's no way around that. Now, I will say you can credit Mr. Juan Soto for this happening. Now, this is what Juan Soto's contract looks like. This is absurd. And if you look in the top right corner, 15 years, $765 million, and with all of the components going into this contract, it rounds out to $805, at least closer to $805 million over this tenure if he does not opt out of the contract in New York. This is insane. But again, Vlad Guerrero wanting roughly 15 years and close to $600 million, it says less than $600 million in the report, and it's not only foul territory. obviously the two main sources coming from or coming out of ESPN I'm sorry I do not know their names off the top of my head but again as well as Jeff Passan and other credible insiders and and analysts if you will also it was labeled the same way 15 years less than 600 million so again he wants a lot of money the AAV is going to be way way up and again for 15 years he wants to be taken care of for a long long time I'm assuming he's looking for opt-outs as well just like the Juan Soto contract again it's going to be very interesting to see how this all plays out to see if obviously Vlad did not get the extension really any extension with the Blue Jays this season so he is going to hit the free agency market but again what is that going to look like this is the last year obviously it'll be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this year in the 2026 season in his age 27 season and again if he comes out in his Baseball Savant page and his statistics look anything close to what they have been for the last year or really the entirety of his career, he's going to get paid. Whether it's the Red Sox, whether it's the Blue Jays, the Yankees, the Dodgers, Texas, you name the team, if you land this player, you are going to pay him. Now, he's asking for that type of structure and that type of really commitment and really just being taken care of to that extent. I can't think of like he wants to be taken care of for so long he doesn't he wants to just you know be a part of this organization for so long at 15 years because he doesn't want to deal with the contract negotiations he doesn't want to deal with packing up his stuff and moving over and over again and again last year he posted a 6.2 WAR that's insane he's a first baseman that is absolutely insane again multiple time all-star multiple time runner for the MVP and again it's well deserved He has had just phenomenal season after phenomenal season. Obviously, last year, in the sense of home run production, wasn't as good as you were really anticipating. RBIs, he still hit 103, which is great. But again, like 45 and 110, 45 home runs, 110 RBIs, is not a crazy prediction for this young man. He is flat out phenomenal at the game of baseball. It's really hard to fathom him expecting anything less than what he's asking for. But again, 15 years, that high, high, high AAV is going to be ridiculous. And I will say, if we look at the Boston Red Sox current roster and really the biggest contract we have available, this would obviously surpass Rafael Devers' 10-year, $315.5 million contract. But obviously, Bregman's getting $40 million a year. The AAV is way up. But again, that is what was required to go out and acquire someone like Alex Bregman. And in order for us to go out and get Vlad Guerrero, we're going to obviously have to offer him something close to 12 to 15 years in length. And then obviously the amount of money in totality is probably going to be close to $625 million, especially if Vlad Guerrero comes out here, puts up a year just like this one that we see last year on Baseball Savant, where he is in a class of very, very few. And again, the statistical production is out of this world. And again, he is one of the best hitters classified as one of the best hitters in all of baseball. Again, he's going to get paid. And I understand this money is unfathomable. But again, if you understand that this young man is Juan Soto, who if we compare baseball to not paid, if we compare overall production, is Vlad really out of pocket for coming out and asking for this much money? So if we want to see Vlad Guerrero in a Red Sox uniform, John Henry is going to have to get down deep in those pockets. And after you sign him, you're not just smoking one cigar. You're smoking a whole lot more because there's a good chance that Vlad is going to push the needle. Casas, obviously, if we can bring in Vlad, I'm okay with moving Casas. I understand Casas has a lot of upside. He's a great young talent. So is Vlad Guerrero. And he's been there. He's proved it. He showed his absolute worth and his absolute value in how he is sitting at the top of the league when it comes to the overall position ranks at first base. Again, it would be very interesting. I can't wait to see how this all plays out. I will quickly highlight this before this video ends. Peter Apple, I'm sorry if I'm saying that wrong, Appel, he works for Just Baseball. He produces content, great content. He proposed the idea that what if the Blue Jays decide to go to Vlad? And I know this is a long shot. I understand that. But the idea is awesome to think about. What if the Blue Jays go to Vlad and they go, hey, we're going to trade you at the deadline. If they try to extend you, the team that trades for you is not going to really hope to extend you right when they get you. Well, if they might hope to, but again, there's a very small chance that they will because of the number you're asking for. So you'll make it to free agency. When you get to free agency, you'll cause a bidding war. in the exchange of us trading to a team we will not only reset our team but we will reset our farm system because of the overall value that you maintain but then once you decline or not decline but once you get to the free agency period because the team that acquires you via trade does not give you the extension or the money or the years that you're looking for and you get the free agency and you cause an all-out bidding war we're going to come out here and we're going to offer you that 15th of 650 million dollars and we're going to acquire you so not only are we going to trade you in late July at the last point we possibly can and get a king's ransom times three for you to reset our ball club and also build around Santander and Bo Bichette but then we are then once you get to free agency we're then going to go back out there and we are going to reacquire you via via a monstrous contract and bring you back to a loaded Blue Jays team that's just something they were I heard about again by the Just Baseball guys by Peter that was awesome to think about and wrap your head around and just be creative with for a few minutes but again I don't know how this is going to play out Vlad is asking for a whole lot and again if he comes out here and wins an MVP and he de-stitches baseball after baseball for 162 games and he leads the league in home runs he has 110 RBIs he gets 50 doubles he his OPS is a thousand like he's going to get paid that money because again he's so young he has so much upside and the production levels are so damn high year after year let me know down below what you guys think about this entire situation and his entire asking point from Vlad and I will see you guys on the next episode of Red Sox Digest