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Old 01-07-2025, 11:32 AM   #5279
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18 View Post
I'm not sure. The extra later years are a big factor here.

I don't see him asking for $450 * 7, that's a $64M annual value, which would be $13M more annually than Soto ($51M), and $24M more than Judge ($40M), but behind only Ohtani ($70M).

My guess here is he's okay with the $48-$50M per season which gas him in the Soto range for AAV, he just wants more years to guarantee more money
Yeah. And I think both he and the Jays know it's pretty unlikely a 35 year old Vladdy is getting 1 year deals for $50 MM, so really the huge overpay on the end is effectively increasing the price of the near-term years. You do get to spread it out for luxury tax/payment purposes, which is a benefit.
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