The Toronto Blue Jays need to sign their star player, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a long-term deal for the good of the franchise.

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,