The Toronto Blue Jays tried to match Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s asking price ... sort of. Earlier this month, Guerrero shared that he was initially seeking a

All-Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero reportedly turned down a $500 million offer from the Toronto Blue Jays this winter, in part because deferrals brought the present value below $450 million.

One aspect that sets the MLB apart from other sports is the immense amount of money given to free agents. No sport pays its players more money, and baseball has seen that with Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto’s contracts in the past two offseasons as both players agreed to deals north of $700 million,