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Will Vlad Jr. join his dad in the Hall of Fame? How his early career numbers stack up
Apr 11 · Jayson StarkThis article may be behind a paywall
$You’d be amazed by all the Hall of Famers who weren’t even close to Vladdy through age 25.
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Weird & Wild: Jose Altuve strikes again, The 22-Walk Game, and one after another for Reds
Apr 11 · Jayson StarkThis article may be behind a paywall
$If Terry Francona had known the Reds were planning to play a 1-0 game every freaking day, would he have come out of retirement?
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The Blue Jays have Vladimir Guerrero Jr. signed through 2039. So what do they do next?
Apr 10 · Ken RosenthalThis article may be behind a paywall
$The team now has a much clearer direction with their franchise player in the fold.
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Why I kept Octavio Dotel’s baseball card in my wallet: Meisel
Apr 10 · Zack MeiselThis article may be behind a paywall
$One of the beautiful things about sports is that sometimes, we develop connections to random athletes for reasons we can't predict.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s Blue Jays extension includes a $325 million signing bonus
Apr 9 · Ken RosenthalThis article may be behind a paywall
$The Jays will pay out 65 percent of Guerrero’s 14-year-contract in signing bonus.
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Ranking 11 recent MLB extensions: Which teams did the best deals? Who overpaid?
Apr 9 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$With so many deals this spring, I decided to rank 11 extensions from the club perspective — the best contracts to the riskiest ones.
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Octavio Dotel — the pitcher everybody wanted — left a legacy of strikeouts and smiles
Apr 9 · Tyler KepnerThis article may be behind a paywall
$Dotel, who played for 13 teams in his major-league career, died Tuesday after a roof collapse at a club in his native Dominican Republic.
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MLB Power Rankings: Braves with a big drop; How about that NL West?
Apr 8 · Levi Weaver, Chad Jennings, Grant BrisbeeThis article may be behind a paywall
$For this week's rankings, we look at one name that’s having an outsized impact on either present performance or our future expectations.
What could Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s extension with Blue Jays mean for the Mets’ Pete Alonso?
Apr 7 · Tim Britton, Will SammonThis article may be behind a paywall
$It’s easier for Alonso to argue for “90 percent of what Guerrero got” — or about $32 million or more per season.
Vlad Guerrero, Blue Jays finally agree to an extension. Plus, the Giants are surprisingly good
Apr 7 · Ken Rosenthal, Levi WeaverThis article may be behind a paywall
$Welcome to The Windup, The Athletic's MLB newsletter.
Three takeaways from MLB’s wave of extensions: How Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached $500 million
Apr 7 · Tim BrittonThis article may be behind a paywall
$Ketel Marte, Jackson Merrill and Kristian Campbell also signed long-term extensions to stay with their current club.
Guerrero’s extension is great for the Jays and top free agents – and will no doubt heighten labor tensions
Apr 7 · Ken RosenthalThis article may be behind a paywall
$Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s massive new deal doesn't just alter the Blue Jays' trajectory.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays reach agreement on 14-year, $500 million extension: Sources
Apr 7 · Ken RosenthalThis article may be behind a paywall
$After months of negotiations, the Blue Jays star will remain in Toronto for his long-term future.
MLB mailbag: What should Red Sox do? Will Blue Jays extend Vlad Jr.? 116 wins for Dodgers?
Apr 4 · Jim BowdenThis article may be behind a paywall
$Answering 20 questions from subscribers, including some of my early thoughts on the deadline and who will be the top pick in the MLB Draft.
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