Bob Nightengale of USA Today and Jon Heyman of the New York Post have both put Guerrero's target in the $400 million range. That would set a record for an infielder, easily clearing Manny Machado's 11-year, $350 million contract with the San Diego Padres.

Even Guerrero’s relatively short remaining window of team control doesn’t fully illustrate how quickly the Blue Jays are reaching a crossroads, however. Guerrero has made clear that he set a deadline for negotiations of the first full day of Spring Training with the club’s front office.

The Dodgers and Cubs will open the 2025 season with the two-game Tokyo Series on March 18-19. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic,

First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays are discussing a contract extension. Could they drop Shohei Ohtani money on the slugger?

The Atlanta Braves will have a nice haul of free agents to choose from next offseason. Here a few of the players that make the most sense for them.

Another advantage for the Yankees is that the American League got weaker this offseason, and with the Guardians and Astros both doing some retooling of their rosters, the Bronx Bombers are clearly the best team in the AL on paper. Meanwhile, the Mets have the Phillies and Braves to deal with in a tough NL East.

Spring training is fast approaching as another MLB offseason winds to a close and teams get ready to shake off the rust in preparation for a new season.