Could The Guardians Make An Eugenio Suarez Push?

"The Guardians hammered out their third extension with José Ramírez over the weekend. While the team still hasn't announced the contract as of Wednesday evening, it reportedly runs through his age-39 season. It more or less confirms that Ramírez will be a one-team superstar, but the biggest impact in the short term is that it involved a restructure to give the team some spending room."

"Ramírez will reportedly be paid $25MM annually over the next seven seasons. $10MM of each season's salary is deferred until 2036. He'd been slated for a non-deferred $21MM salary this season. They saved $6MM against the 2026 payroll and $8MM and $10MM, respectively, over the following two years. Any mention of the Guardians spending money is going to be met with sarcasm and skepticism. That's warranted given their usual spending habits, but this year's payroll would be extreme even by their standards."

"They'll also pay the Blue Jays $2.75MM as a condition of the Myles Straw trade. It's a total of $66.5MM in commitments, and even that dramatically overstates how much they'll actually spend. Ramírez is being paid $15MM this year, dropping their short-term obligations to $56.5MM. There's also a strong chance they don't wind up paying anything to Clase. His criminal trial for alleged game-fixing won't begin until May,"

José Ramírez signed a seven-season extension reportedly paying $25 million per year with $10 million of each season deferred until 2036, and the deal runs through his age-39 season. The restructure reduces near-term payroll obligations, saving roughly $6 million against 2026 and $8 million and $10 million in the following two years. Cleveland currently has 12 guaranteed player commitments totaling $66.5 million before adjustments and will send $2.75 million to the Blue Jays related to the Myles Straw trade. Ramírez is being paid $15 million this year, lowering short-term commitments. A possible MLB suspension of Emmanuel Clase related to an alleged game-fixing investigation could further reduce guaranteed payroll, with projected roster-fill scenarios putting the Opening Day payroll near $63–65 million.

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