SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gained a report $19.9 million in wage arbitration Wednesday when a three-person panel picked his request fairly than the Toronto Blue Jays‘ $18.05 million supply.
Scott Buchheit, Walt De Treux and Jeanne Charles made the choice a day after listening to arguments. Gamers have a 6-2 lead in hearings this 12 months with 10 instances pending.
Guerrero topped the earlier excessive awarded from a listening to, the $14 million Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez acquired after he misplaced final 12 months.
A 3-time All-Star, Guerrero hit .264 with 26 house runs and 94 RBIs final 12 months, when he had a $14.5 million wage. He’s eligible without spending a dime company after the 2025 season.
A son of Corridor of Famer Vladimir Guerrero, the youthful Guerrero turns 25 subsequent month. He has a .279 common with 130 house runs and 404 RBIs in 5 seasons with the Blue Jays.
Guerrero’s greatest season was in 2021, when he tied for the key league lead with 48 house runs and hit .311 with 111 RBIs. He earned a Gold Glove in 2022 and gained final 12 months’s All-Star Dwelling Run Derby at Seattle, matching the feat of his father in 2007 at San Francisco.
Utilityman J.D. Davis went to a listening to Wednesday, asking for a increase from $4.21 million to $6.9 million fairly than the San Francisco Giants‘ $6.55 million supply. A choice by Joshua Gordon, Margaret Brogan and Brian Keller is anticipated Thursday.
Davis hit .248 with 18 house runs and 69 RBIs final 12 months in his first full season with the Giants, who obtained him from the New York Mets on Aug. 2, 2022. A 3rd baseman, first baseman and outfielder, Davis is eligible without spending a dime company after this 12 months’s World Collection.
