This might be a irritating season for Toronto Blue Jays followers. Not essentially by way of wins and losses, however by way of the sideshow the Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scenario is about to turn into.
As tough because it may be, and as disappointing because it may be, they could must get themselves out in entrance of it and contemplate doing the one factor they’ve been capable of keep away from and constantly not even entertain.
They may have to contemplate buying and selling him.
Guerrero Jr. is getting into the ultimate yr of his contract and is about to turn into one of many prime free brokers accessible subsequent winter.
The Blue Jays’ precedence all alongside was to attempt to re-sign him this offseason to forestall that from occurring, however the two sides had been unable to strike a deal earlier than his self-imposed deadline of the beginning of spring coaching. He made it recognized that if a deal was not finalized earlier than then, he was not going to barter in the course of the season.
That deadline has come and gone.
Whereas there’s actually a variety of incentive for the Blue Jays to do all the pieces of their energy to attempt to compete for a playoff spot in what’s more likely to be his ultimate yr with the staff, there’s a very actual chance all the scenario goes to turn into an intense distraction. The season has not even began but and Guerrero Jr. is already speaking about his potential free company with the New York media, as he did this weekend with Jon Heyman of the New York Put up.
