Bob Nightengale of USA Today and Jon Heyman of the New York Post have both put Guerrero's target in the $400 million range. That would set a record for an infielder, easily clearing Manny Machado's 11-year, $350 million contract with the San Diego Padres.

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.