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Blue Jays get positive prediction on Bo Bichette.
The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to soon make a splash amid an active offseason.
Toronto is in need of a bat, and the Blue Jays have been interested in the likes of Bo Bichette, Alex Bregman, and Kyle Tucker. MLB insider Jon Heyman did a live stream on Bleacher Report and predicted the Blue Jays will re-sign Bichette.
“I’m going to say he sticks with Toronto,” Heyman said on Tuesday. “There hasn’t been a lot of reporting on that. Certainly, the Red Sox are a possibility if he does not end up with Toronto. To me, it’s a marriage that works, so I think Toronto.”
The Blue Jays have continued to show interest in Bichette, who’s one of the top hitters in all of baseball. Toronto re-signing him does make a lot of sense, as he could shift to second base and continue to be an impact batter.
Although Bichette’s market appears to be slowly moving, Toronto has remained interested in a reunion, and it does seem likely it will happen, according to Heyman.
Bichette has led the AL in hits twice in his career. Last season, Bichette hit .311 with 18 home runs and 94 RBIs.
Blue Jays Looking to Get Better
Toronto has been one of the more active teams this offseason. The Blue Jays have signed starting pitchers Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce, as well as high-leverage reliever Tyler Rogers.
The Blue Jays lost in Game 7 of the World Series, and Toronto is close to winning. With that, Blue Jays CEO Mark Shapiro said the team has to get better.
“My philosophy on free agents is there is no such thing as close,” Shapiro said on MLB Network Radio on Sunday. “You either are done, or you are not done; there is nothing in between. We are still working to get better. This is the bottom line: our division is an absolute beast.
“You can talk about what I’ve experienced in 34 years, almost 35 in the game, and one thing that is clear to me is there is nothing like the AL East. … The bottom line, to answer your question, we need to get better.”
The Blue Jays have been linked to the Bichette, Tucker, and Bregman. It’s been widely speculated that Toronto will land one of them, if not multiple. But nothing is done right now, so Toronto will continue to monitor the market.
Bichette Could Get Lucrative Deal
Bichette is one of the top free agents available and will be in line for a massive payday.
Although Bichette hinted at a move to second base, it could hint at a slow market. Yet, ESPN MLB insider Kiley McDaniel predicted that Bichette will sign a five-year, $130 million deal.
“There’s also a chance Bichette’s market takes a turn similar to Bregman’s last winter, toward a shorter term with opt-outs (two or three years, roughly a $30 million AAV) if he doesn’t get the giant guarantee he’s looking for,” McDaniel wrote.
“This has a real chance to happen because Bichette could hit the market in his 20s next winter, and a full, healthy 2026, maybe even with better defense, would really help his case for a big long-term deal.”
Bichette is a two-time MLB All-Star.
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