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Blue Jays and Guerrero Jr. have reportedly discussed contract extension but ‘the two sides were not particularly close’
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Cam Lewis
Jul 17, 2024, 11:00 EDTUpdated: Jul 17, 2024, 11:04 EDT
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The future of the Toronto Blue Jays is very uncertain right now.
It’s been reported that the team will look to move their impending free agents ahead of the trade deadline on July 30 and that they’ll attempt to retool in the winter for 2025, a season that could be the last of the Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. era in Toronto.
Both Bo and Vlad are eligible to become free agents following the 2025 season. With the Blue Jays sitting dead-last in the American League East for much of the season, there’s been plenty of suggestion that the team should trade both of their young stars to kick off a rebuild, but it seems the front office wants to give this group one more opportunity.
Beyond that? It’s anybody’s guess.
If there isn’t a significant turnaround next year, it’s reasonable to expect a full teardown, possibly starting from the top of the organization, as President and CEO Mark Shapiro’s five-year contract comes to an end following the 2025 season. With that in mind, it seems unlikely either Bichette or Guerrero Jr. will sign long-term contract extensions any time soon, so speculation about them as trade candidates will continue.
At this week’s All-Star Game festivities in Texas, Vladdy spoke with Mark Feinsand of MLB.com and reaffirmed his desire to stay in Toronto, noting that he and the Blue Jays have discussed a contract extension but are nowhere close to a deal.
“Like I’ve mentioned before, I control what I can control,” Guerrero said through an interpreter. “I’m just trying to go out there and give my 100 percent and whatever happens after that, I can’t control it.”
Guerrero and the Blue Jays have discussed a potential extension, but sources said the two sides were not particularly close to getting a deal done. Guerrero said he hopes to remain with the only club for which he has ever played, but he knows that the possibility of a trade will continue to exist.
“I would love to be in Toronto,” Guerrero said. “My family loves Toronto, my kids love Toronto, but at the end of the day, it’s a business. We all need to understand that, so whatever happens happens. Definitely, I would like to stay there.”

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