Olney: Blue Jays reaching ‘tipping point’ on Guerrero’s future

The Toronto Blue Jays’ Game 2 elimination against the Minnesota Twins was a microcosm of their 2023 season as poor base running, a lack of timely hitting, and poor bullpen management resulted in a second consecutive sweep in the wild-card series.

ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney discussed Guerrero Jr. on TSN’s First Up on Tuesday, explaining that, with just two more seasons before he becomes an unrestricted free agent, the Blue Jays are reaching a critical decision point on the slugger's future with the club. The 24-year-old first baseman made $14.5 million last season and will likely see a raise in his third year of arbitration despite a disappointing season at the plate where he hit just .264 with 26 home runs. Olney compared Guerrero’s situation to that of 2019 MVP Cody Bellinger and his eventual exit from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“We’ve seen it with Cody Bellinger with the Dodgers. He had some struggles, and, by the way, Bellinger is a much more rounded player than Vlad is. He’s an excellent defender and he runs the bases, but when his salary got up to $17.5 million per year and he had some struggles, the Dodgers had a conversation about non-tendering him,” said Olney.

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