{"id":27058,"date":"2025-02-19T02:16:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27058"},"modified":"2025-02-19T02:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:27:41","slug":"breaking-red-sox-emerge-as-early-favorites-in-427m-vladimir-guerrero-jr-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27058","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BREAKING: Red Sox Emerge as Early Favorites in $427M Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Sweepstakes!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays failed to agree to a contract extension with their superstar first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. before the offseason deadline.<\/p>\n<p>With Guerrero becoming a free agent at the end of the 2025 season, the baseball world has already begun looking at where he might land when he signs his monumental contract.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Kline of FanSided recently\u00a0listed the Boston Red Sox as the early favorites\u00a0in the Guerrero sweepstakes. Spotrac projects his deal to be for\u00a012 years and $427 million, but given the market set by Juan Soto, he may land $500 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2590905\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2590905\/toronto-blue-jays-infielder-vladimir-guerrero-jr.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=5ea351264b62beadc66d3957ac8f255f\" alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays infielder Vladimir Guerrero Jr.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS &#8211; AUGUST 26: Vladimir Guerrero Jr #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts during the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox during game one of a doubleheader at Fenway Park on August&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Paul Rutherford\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Guerrero still harbors a secret hatred for the Yankees, there isn&#8217;t a better club to play for than Boston. That ballpark is also perfectly engineered to Guerrero&#8217;s swing,&#8221; Kline wrote. &#8220;He has a career 1.060 OPS at Fenway, with 10 home runs and 44 RBI across 45 games. Bregman has experienced a similarly transcendent output when playing in Boston. If the Red Sox stack a couple elite right-handed bats to complement their barrage of hard-hitting lefties, the AL looks awfully winnable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, the Red Sox are real favorites here. Maybe this all looks silly when Steve Cohen lines up $800 million and a lifetime luxury suite at Citi Field, but if the Red Sox put up the necessary capital, there&#8217;s reason to believe Guerrero will head on over to Beantown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Red Sox reportedly had an offer for Soto worth around $700 million on the table. If they&#8217;re serious about winning, they could pony up $500 million to bring Guerrero in next offseason.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s even a chance the Red Sox ship away a haul of prospects to acquire Guerrero from the Blue Jays in a blockbuster trade before the 2025\u00a0MLB\u00a0trade deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays failed to agree to a contract extension with their superstar first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. before the offseason deadline. 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