Despite a fairly quiet offseason so far that involves being one of the teams that missed out on Juan Soto, the Toronto Blue Jays aren't looking to move on from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. right now.

Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, the Blue Jays consider trading Guerrero "a last resort" move.

Toronto keeps playing in the deep end of the free-agent pool with nothing to show for it so far. The team made a strong push for Shohei Ohtani last offseason before he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Per Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith of SportsNet.ca, the Blue Jays were among the finalists for Soto, but their best offer was "under" the $700 million mark. He wound up signing with the New York Mets for $765 million over 15 years.

Guerrero's future in Toronto has been a key subject dating back to the summer when he was a subject of rumors prior to the trade deadline. There was no indication any deal ever got close at that point.

The Blue Jays have made moves this offseason they hope will improve their roster. The biggest one so far was acquiring Andrés Giménez from the Cleveland Guardians to play second base.

Even though Giménez's offensive performance has fallen off since a breakout 2022 season, he is arguably the best defensive player in baseball regardless of position.

Corbin Burnes is the top remaining free agent and has been strongly connected to Toronto, as well as the San Francisco Giants. Adding him to the roster would go a long way toward getting the Blue Jays back to being a playoff contender in the AL.

Without another marquee move, though, it's hard to see how the Blue Jays can bridge the gap in the highly-competitive AL East coming off a 74-88 record in 2024. That leaves Guerrero's status going into the 2025 season very much up in the air.

The four-time All-Star can become a free agent after next season. He's coming off the second-best year of his career with a .323/.396/.544 slash line and 30 homers in 159 games. It was only behind his 2021 season when he finished second to Ohtani in AL MVP voting.

If the Blue Jays' struggles continue into next season and they don't look like a playoff contender, Guerrero could be the most sought-after player leading up to the trade deadline as a difference-making hitter in the middle of a lineup.