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Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made some waves this week when he made some of his contract conversations with the Toronto Blue Jays public. Speaking on a Spanish-language podcast, Guerrero says that the Blue Jays have offered him an extension that's not even close to what he wants.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. said on Monday that he and the Toronto Blue Jays remain far apart in extension negotiations. "What they offered me is not even close

In each of the last two offseasons, the Toronto Blue Jays have struck out on landing their top outside targets. They fell short in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes

Urshela, 33, was a February signing by the Detroit Tigers last offseason, and the team released him on Aug. 18. The Atlanta Braves signed him two days later, and his .711 OPS with them the rest of the way was nearly 100 points higher than it was with the Tigers.

A major extension for superstar first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. would certainly qualify. The suggestion in the report is that an extension in the $500 million to $600 million ballpark is a "realistic" target.

Toronto clearly has a lot of money to spend and has tried to bring fellow superstars to town. The Blue Jays have missed out on both Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto with historic offers. Money should not be an issue if the team wants to keep Vladimir Guerrero Jr. around for the foreseeable future.

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Toronto Blue Jays are in talks with superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. about a contract extension, though nothing i