The Toronto Blue Jays offseason took a step in the right direction when they signed Anthony Santander to a multiyear deal. Despite evidence to the contrary, Jays executive Ross Atkins claimed signing Santander was always their Plan A.

The New York Mets have seemingly moved on from the pursuit of Pete Alonso and could be targeting Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Guerrero, one of the best players in baseball, could be dealt for a haul.

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.