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The Toronto Blue Jays reside in one of the toughest divisions in Major League Baseball, the American League East.
After finishing last in 2024 with a record of 74-88, the Blue Jays haven’t won a division title for nine straight seasons.
In a division that includes the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox, the Blue Jays need to stay aggressive for a chance to compete.
Yet the Blue Jays haven’t made any notable acquisitions this offseason, and one MLB analyst believes their failures go back longer than that, when they failed to sign Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a long-term contract.
“I think the Blue Jays really blew it a couple of years ago in not locking him up,” Mike Wilner said, via Foul Territory.
The Blue Jays really blew it by not extending Vladimir Guerrero Jr. a couple of years ago.@Wilnerness with more. pic.twitter.com/f04iDvLyst
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) January 3, 2025
Wilner believes that the Blue Jays at the very least cost themselves hundreds of millions of dollars by not extending Guerrero when they could have.
With the first baseman set to become a free agent following the 2025 season, the Blue Jays will either end up paying a lot more to keep him or end up losing him to another team.
Guerrero debuted in 2019 and has played all six seasons of his MLB career for Toronto.
In 2024, Guerrero played 159 games and batted .323 with 30 home runs, 103 RBIs and a .940 OPS.
Not only have the Blue Jays failed to drastically improve this offseason, but they might end up losing their franchise player after the upcoming campaign.
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Publish date : 2025-01-04 22:15:57
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