Gradually, the ransom starter rejected the 'Monster's Son' offer of TOR 488.3 billion... "Challenge to Boston in a year."

Gradually, the ransom starter rejected the 'Monster's Son' offer of TOR 488.3 billion... "Challenge to Boston in a year."

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A look into the offseason over the past three years shows that historic contracts have been lined up.

First of all, in December 2022, then FA's biggest fish Aaron Judge re-signed his nine-year, $360 million contract with the original New York Yankees after a negotiating tour to and from the East West. The average annual salary of $40 million was the highest ever for a batter. LA Angels Mike Trout maintained his No. 1 position with a total of $426.5 million for 12 years, but it was up to Judge to take the No. 1 batter AAV.

Judge became the first MVP that year after hitting 62 home runs and setting a new AL season record. Judge was offered a seven-year, 213.5 million-dollar contract extension by the Yankees just before the season began, but he refused and risked his own fate to achieve career high. It was considered a dramatic success story as an FA.

In December 2023, the first FA in history appeared. Shohei Ohtani, who was released as an FA from the Angels, moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers, setting a record for a single 10-year, $700 million contract in sports history. Ohtani, who began his career as a double hitter in 2021, won the AL MVP both in 2021 and 2023. It was also the first time in history. In 2022, he wrote the myth of filling both the regular innings and the regular at-bats for the first time in history. Although he remained second in the MVP voting due to Judge's home run record, Ohtani expressed regret, saying, "Personally, it was a better performance than last year."

However, Ohtani proposed to tie the total amount of 680 million U.S. dollars, or 97 percent of the Dodgers' total amount, to a deferred payment that will be distributed over 10 years after the end of the contract period. This allowed the Dodgers to sign massive contracts last year and this year in succession. However, Ohtani's contract price will be reduced to around 461 million dollars. Until then, Ohtani's total amount and AAV were both No. 1 in history.

However, a new powerhouse has emerged in the ransom note in exactly one year. Juan Soto, dubbed "21st Century Ted Williams" with both power and accuracy, wore the New York Mets uniform for 15 years and 765 million dollars. He is the first in total, surpassing Ohtani (current price of 46.1 million dollars) by AAV of 51 million dollars. This is because not a single penny is deferred out of Soto's contract total. In addition, Soto can opt out after completing five seasons, and if the Mets increase the 10-year AAV to 55 million dollars, the right will be extinguished. In this case, the total amount for 15 years will increase to 805 million dollars.

Soto was traded to the San Diego Padres in July 2022, when he was with the Washington Nationals, rejecting a 15-year, $440 million offer, which means he has increased his total by $325 million over the next two years. So, Soto has had a career high this year, marking 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, 128 runs and an OPS of 0.989, and has only finished his 25-year-old season.

Then, who will succeed Soto? The biggest fish in the off-season free agent market next year is Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Since Guerrero Jr. will play the 26-year-old season next year, he is one year older than Soto when he became a free agent. No matter how well he plays next year, he will likely break Soto's contract record.

In this regard, an interesting local report came out. Guerrero Jr. offered an extension contract for a total of 340 million dollars (about 488.3 billion won) from Toronto, but he refused at once.

Mike Rodriguez, MLB Insider and Chicago Cubs Spanish broadcasting caster, said on his SNS on the 15th, "According to Carlos Baerga, Guerrero Jr. decided to reject the $340 million offer he received from the Toronto club." It did not say whether the time he was offered was during this season or recently, but it is presumed to have been in the near past before the winter meeting, which ended on the 12th.

This means that the terms of the contract were not satisfactory, and in the end, Guerrero Jr. decided to go to the market after next season. In response, local media believe that the Boston Red Sox in the same AL East district will emerge as a likely destination. 안전놀이터

"It is more than a nightmare for Guerrero Jr. to leave the Blue Jays," Fansaid said. "Not a few clubs want a player with talent, productivity and career like Guerrero. The realistic truth is that the most likely destination is the Red Sox, a rival club."

Guerrero Jr. marked 48 home runs, 111 RBIs, and an OPS of 1.002 in 2021, but was only the second AL MVP behind Ohtani. He hit .274 the following year, 32 home runs, 0.818, and 0.264, 26 home runs, and 0.788 OPS, but he succeeded in reviving with a batting average of 0.323, 30 home runs, 103 RBIs, and 0.940, this year. If it continues to rise next year, it is expected that Judge's ransom will be exceeded at least. It should be considered that the contract period is guaranteed for more than 10 years.

Guerrero Jr.'s father Guerrero was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018, earning the nickname "Monster" as a slugger with 2,590 hits, 449 homers, one MVP, nine All-Star, and eight silver sluggers.