Blue Jays and Catchers Alejandro Kirk According to Fansided’s Robert Murray, the report meets a five-year extension worth 58mm. The deal includes signing bonuses and club options, according to Murray. Ken Rosenthal of the sport added that the signing bonus is worth 6mm and there is no deferred money in the deal. Murray said the deal allowed Kirk to land in free agents after his 31-year-old season, suggesting the deal began in 2026, so Kirk’s 2025 salary of $4.6mm is still there.
Kirk, 26, Reese McGuire,,,,, Gabriel Morenoand Danny Jansen. Kirk signed in Tijuana, Mexico, debuted in 2017 and arrived in time for nine matches of coffee in 2020 before expanding it to 60 games to become the club’s third-time receiver McGuire and McGuire and Jansen. He went to the plate 214 times in those 69 games, hitting a strong .259/.336/.455 in 214, before finally winning a more regular role at the club in 2022.
He took advantage of the opportunity to offer the All-Star Game and won the silver medal behind the plate. On 541 trips to the plate that year, Kirk (Kirk) Will Smith For the fourth highest number of any catcher that season. The sensational performance seems to cement Kirk’s position as a club’s future catcher and prompts them to trade top prospects Gabriel Moreno Next to the rattlesnake Lourdes Gurriel Jr. For elite defensive outfielders Daulton Varsho.
Unfortunately, plans in this regard have not completely disappeared. Kirk has had relatively high pedestrian numbers on the plate over the past two seasons, cutting .251/.327/.358 with 95 WRC+. That’s certainly not bad for the receiver, with Kirk’s elite defensive numbers keeping him two to three winning players, even if he takes a step back offense. With solid floors built and still reaching the tempting upside of his 2022 season at least, the Blue Jays chose to lock in Kirk for a long time. In this way, they gave Kirk a deal that eclipsed the Royal Catcher slightly El Salvador Perez Signed before the 2016 season, guaranteeing him 52.5mm.
In addition to Perez, the catcher has signed the only other extension over the past decade, with four to five years of Major League Baseball Services (MLB) service, even a 5mm guarantee, which was a guarantee from Smith’s Dodgers last year with the Dodgers, which guaranteed Smith’s new funding of 131.45mm in nine years. This is much higher than the height Kirk received, although it should be noted that Smith signed nearly twice the Kirk and deferred money in the deal, reducing the net spot value of the deal to about 114.5 mm after already owed Smith’s currency last season. Given their equally high ceilings, it’s not necessarily surprising that Kirk’s 11.6mm AAV is on the same court as the roughly $12.25 AAV Smith earned in his trade last season, even though Kirk’s volatility in recent years has resulted in Kirk’s trade being blocked in just five seasons. The shortened tenure also provides Kirk with a flexibility to take a bite on a free agent apple later in his career, which could be favorable if he manages to rediscover his offensive form in 2022 in the next few seasons.
However, for the moment, the Blue Jays locked Kirk as a fixture for the franchise for the rest of the decade, which he will share with the offseason Andres Gimenez and Anthony Santander. The move has maintained local talent for a long time, providing some much-needed continuity for the organization before the 2025 season. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette Spend in Toronto. Kirk’s strong work behind the plate should continue to benefit Jayce pitcher, both veterans love Jose Berrios and Kevin Gausman And like young people Bowden Francis and Jack Bruceover the years, if he can start his offensive form from 2022, he will be a rare two-way receiver who can double the defensive firmness and medium bats.
