The Blue Jays need to lock up superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. And someone needs to explain why they spent $58 million on Alejandro Kirk while Guerrero waits. 

Toronto was offering about $500M deferred ($400M-$450M value) as The Post reported, and he seeks $500M non-deferred, as Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported. That leaves a gap of $50M-$100M. 

If the Jays don’t extend Guerrero, folks might ask this legit question: What was the rush on Kirk?

J.D. Martinez is still hoping to play. The Yankees have an obvious opening, at least until Giancarlo Stanton returns, but don’t want to spend much more. …