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Originally Posted by bizaro86
I agree with this (and have made similar posts in the past). But now I'm wondering if that is part of the problem with Vladdy. If Soto had signed for less he might be more willing to sign a reasonable extension...
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It certainly seems when the Jays lingered signing him to an extension last year, his agent informed him to hold off until the Soto contract came through. So the value of Vlad has gone up considerably after Soto signed that. The question is if the Jays can bridge the gap here. It seems from the outside that they're not close as there's been nothing that leaked, gamemanship or not. That's concerning. If he hits free agency he'll get more than what he may be demanding now. So at what point do the Jays say we're at a standstill, and we have to go our own ways?
Personally I think they'll negotiate into the deadline while having their pulse on the standings. If they're terrible, then dealing Vlad becomes an option. If they're not than they have to sign him to an inflated cost, at risk of losing him for nothing. With the team they have today it's a little scary because they're good enough to not be at the bottom this year, but not bad enough to undeniably say they're out of the hunt. So either way he's likely to get an inflated contract unless they fall out of contention early.