You're selling signage shortstop? Toronto, Ohtanasoto are desperate to miss back-to-back, but who buys them
Dec 21, 2024
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What would Toronto's general manager Ross Atkins answer to the trade inquiry on the 7th of last month (Korea time)?to the question "I'll say no without a second thought." he said.
Rain is a key Toronto power along with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Both players will be FA after next season, but rain??He drew the line that there are no trade plans for. However, less than two months later, changes are being detected in this plan.
Reporter Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic said on the 21st, "'According to a source familiar with the Blue Jays, Toronto ties Guerrero Jr. to a long-term contract, rain??'None of the three plans to sign FA third baseman Alex Bregman are likely, sending him out in a trade, but Toronto is all in the works,' the report said.
It's not strange to have a long-term contract discussion with Guerrero Jr. He is Toronto's leading hitter and franchise player. His Father Vladimir Guerrero made his debut with the Montreal Expos in Canada in 1996, played until 2003 and transferred to the Los Angeles Angels. He gave birth to Guerrero Jr. in 1999 while playing for Montreal.
Guerrero Jr. marked a .311 batting average, 48 homers, 111 RBIs, 123 points and an OPS of 1.002 in 2021, ranking second in AL MVP voting and standing tall as the league's leading hitter. Although OPS slowed down to 0.818 and 0.788 in 2022 and 2023, respectively, it succeeded in reviving with a batting average of 0.323, 30 homers, 103 RBIs and an OPS of 0.940, raising expectations ahead of the FA season. Toronto needs to keep franchise players forever.
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Reporter Rosenthal is 'Bee??Tradeing him will help ease the uncertainty surrounding the starting lineup, adding that trading him will make it easier to use Andres Jimenez, who was recently brought in from the Cleveland Guardians, as a new shortstop, and help secure finances to acquire big names like Bregman and ace pitcher Corbin Burns.
B?? has one year left on its three-year $33.6 million contract signed in early 2023, with an annual salary of $16.5 million next year. In other words, this is why the possibility of trade is not high. Reporter Rosenthal wants to sell the `Toronto rain?', but the price is too high. It will be difficult for the FA to find a team to accept a player with only one year left after the worst season.
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Reporter Rosenthal said, `It's rumored that Toronto, which has been eliminated from the competition for Ohtani and Soto in the offseason, is desperately trying to do something big this winter.'
First of all, Toronto has been trading Jimenez from Cleveland, who hits defense, mobility, and full-time batting average of 250, including winning the Gold Glove for the last three consecutive years on the 11th.
jhno@sportschosun.com
