Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Signs $500M Deal with Blue Jays

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00:00A blockbuster deal now done in Major League Baseball.

00:04Despite both sides feeling a little bit apart throughout most of the winter,

00:09and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. telling everybody,

00:11I'm not negotiating during the actual season with the Toronto Blue Jays.

00:16Last night, a deal has now been brokered, and a big one at that.

00:2014 years, $500 million, no deferrals.

00:25Vladdy Jr. gets his bag from the Blue Jays, and more than likely,

00:29will remain in Toronto for the entirety of his MLB career.

00:33Yeah, good move for Toronto.

00:35You have to do this.

00:36You also look at a team in your division, the Boston Red Sox, that for some way,

00:40shape, or form, over the past five to six years, let superstar after superstar

00:44leave town at that point.

00:45That's not what you're supposed to do.

00:46You need an anchor for your franchise, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

00:49is that guy, absolutely beloved in that city, and rightfully so, and deserving.

00:54And it was affecting his play.

00:56The notion I love is, I'm not negotiating during the season,

00:59knowing that every single day that goes by, you're trying to say,

01:02I need a home run today, I need a double today, I gotta look at my statistics.

01:05Now you can just go back to playing baseball, and be an MVP caliber player,

01:09and the best player on the Toronto Blue Jays, cuz the financials are handled.

01:13Now you just gotta get back to your winning ways,

01:14or should I say your home run hitting ways, on the dice.

01:17Yeah.