The San Diego Padres could end up being dark horse candidates to acquire Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from the Toronto Blue Jays.

With his free agency looming in less than nine months, the Blue Jays first baseman is generating discussion on a number of fronts.

In the Mets' perfect world, they'd love to find a deal for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who, like Juan Soto, is a slugger who makes contact. 199 hits and 96 strikeouts last year. If they pulled off a trade for him, they could sign him before he hit the market, as they did with…

Even Guerrero’s relatively short remaining window of team control doesn’t fully illustrate how quickly the Blue Jays are reaching a crossroads, however. Guerrero has made clear that he set a deadline for negotiations of the first full day of Spring Training with the club’s front office.

The Toronto Blue Jays have a lot going on at the moment. On the heels of an offseason where they have yet to land a top free agent (Jeff Hoffman aside

This report is recently the first we've heard of the two sides (Guerrero Jr. and the Jays) being involved in "active" discussions this offseason. Guerrero Jr. went on a podcast in

The Toronto Blue Jays attempts to extend Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have not gone according to plan so far. The Toronto Blue Jays have about a month to extend Vladimir Guerrero Jr., as the third baseman and his representation have set a tentative deadline for the start of spring training to agree to a new contract.

The Blue Jays are planning to reopen extension talks with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The New York Mets would "love" to figure out a trade for Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. "in a perfect world," according to ESPN's Buster

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is believed to want to play for the Boston Red Sox but when he becomes a free agent, the New York Mets may stand in Boston's way.