Current Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is entering the final year of his own contract. There were rumblings – mostly disproven since – that the Jays offered Vladdy a $340 million extension prior to seeing Soto sign his own $765 million deal.

Urshela, 33, was a February signing by the Detroit Tigers last offseason, and the team released him on Aug. 18. The Atlanta Braves signed him two days later, and his .711 OPS with them the rest of the way was nearly 100 points higher than it was with the Tigers.

The Toronto Blue Jays have missed out on the biggest free agents in consecutive offseasons. In December 2023, Blue Jays