I've been thinking 5 years, $125 million for Pete, too. But something tells me we'll sweeten it a little with a hometown bonus and make it 5 years and $140 million, maybe with a tail-end mutual option to seal the deal.
That would be pretty generous, in my opinion. It would mean topping Freddie Freeman's AAV.
But if he's holding out for $200 million, Pete is going to be disappointed. He's not going to find that anywhere unless a GM has lost their mind.
As for Vladdy, he's a great fit for us. But I don't know if Stearns wants to give up the prospects, especially Tidwell and Gilbert, and Toronto might not be looking to move Guerrero anyway. More likely they'll bring in another bat to protect him (Santander, maybe?) and convince him to ink a long-term deal.
I've been thinking 5 years, $125 million for Pete, too. But something tells me we'll sweeten it a little with a hometown bonus and make it 5 years and $140 million, maybe with a tail-end mutual option to seal the deal.
That would be pretty generous, in my opinion. It would mean topping Freddie Freeman's AAV.
But if he's holding out for $200 million, Pete is going to be disappointed. He's not going to find that anywhere unless a GM has lost their mind.
As for Vladdy, he's a great fit for us. But I don't know if Stearns wants to give up the prospects, especially Tidwell and Gilbert, and Toronto might not be looking to move Guerrero anyway. More likely they'll bring in another bat to protect him (Santander, maybe?) and convince him to ink a long-term deal.