Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays: A Gamble That Could Make or Break Baseball’s Future
Of the 15 elite hitters ahead of him, eight had accepted long-term extensions with their predominant team control franchise before this juncture, three were traded in the absence of such a commitment, three left in free agency. Only one, Aaron Judge, reached free agency and returned home.
The Blue Jays, pretty recently the promising employers of a young core headlined by Guerrero and Bo Bichette, have watched their trajectory turn inside out in the blink of an eye. Fresh off a last-place finish, with three postseason appearances but zero postseason wins on their record in the Guerrero era, Toronto is now the perplexing club that failed to achieve liftoff with that young core.



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