The Toronto Blue Jays failed to come to terms on a contract extension with superstar first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. this offseason. Guerrero will now look to headline the 2026 free agency class in search of a deal that could be worth north of $500 million.
If the Blue Jays fall out of the postseason race this season, they could look to trade Guerrero ahead of the 2025 trade deadline. If he lands on the market, the Blue Jays would likely receive quite a bit of interest for the superstar.
Bleacher Report’s Zachary Rymer recently listed the San Francisco Giants as one of the top seven suitors in a potential Guerrero trade sweepstakes this season.
“The Giants spent just shy of $230 million during the winter, which isn’t even counting the $151 million extension they did with Matt Chapman last fall. Yet they’re still only the fourth-best team in the NL West,” Rymer wrote. “This is what FanGraphs projects, but it also feels true just in an intuitive sense.
“Perhaps their biggest issue is that even with Chapman at third and Willy Adames at short, the offense still feels a star short of being an October-caliber unit. This is where Guerrero would come in, and no roster jiu-jitsu would be needed to fit him into the lineup. In a perfect world, Wade would already be platooning with Wilmer Flores at DH and Heliot Ramos in left field.”
The Giants could be the perfect landing spot for Guerrero.
Firstly, they took the chance to improve this offseason, headlined by signing free-agent shortstop Willy Adames. San Francisco is attempting to top the Los Angeles Dodgers in the loaded National League West and acquiring Guerrero would certainly help the Giants close the gap.
They also have a slight chance to re-sign the superstar in free agency at the end of the season. While a few other teams may be favored over the Giants to sign him, San Francisco would still offer a real threat to re-sign him which could further their interest in a blockbuster trade.
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