In wage arbitration against the Toronto Blue Jays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wins a record $19.9 million.
After listening to disagreements, Scott Buchheit, Walt De Treux, and Jeanne Charles decided. Ten cases remain this year, and players have a 6-2 advantage in hearings. Guerrero outscored Seattle outfielder Teoscar Hernández, who was awarded $14 million during a hearing following his defeat the year before.
Guerrero, a first baseman who has been named an All-Star three times, earned a $14.5 million contract last season and hit.264 with 26 home runs and 94 RBIs. Following 2025, he will be free to sign with any agency.
Next month, the younger Guerrero—son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero—will be 25. He has spent five seasons with the Blue Jays, accumulating a.279 average, 130 home runs, and 404 RBIs.
Guerrero’s 2021 campaign was his greatest; in that year, he hit.311 with 111 RBIs and tied for the big league lead in home runs. In 2022, he won the All-Star Home Run Derby in Seattle, following in his father’s footsteps from 2007 in San Francisco, and he also received a gold glove.
In lieu of the $6.55 million offer from the San Francisco Giants, utilityman J.D. Davis attended a hearing on Wednesday and requested a raise from $4.21 million to $6.9 million. On Thursday, Judy Brogan, Brian Keller, and Joshua Gordon are anticipated to make a decision.
After joining the Giants for the whole 2022 season on August 2, 2022, Davis hit.248 with 18 home runs and 69 RBIs in his debut season. Once this year’s World Series concludes, third basemen, first basemen, and outfielders become free agents.