With how things are shaping up around Major League Baseball, it seems likely that Bo Bichette will return to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Over the past few weeks and months, Toronto has shown it is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure the long-term future of the organization remains bright, extending Vladimir Guerrero Jr. To a $500 million deal and signing Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210 million contract.
With all the money the Blue Jays have already spent, it wouldn’t make much sense for them to suddenly stop.
That’s where someone like Bichette comes into play, though there is obvious interest from other teams around the league. According to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, the New York Yankees are one of the teams with at least some level of interest. However, Hoch also noted that the Yankees don’t view Bichette as a long-term option at shortstop.
“Yes, with a caveat -- you're talking about adding another major salary commitment to the pile. It's not a non-starter, but in talking to people around the Jays last year covering the ALCS, Bichette's not a long-term answer at shortstop.
“So you'd need to plan on him being your second baseman or third baseman, which means we're talking about a trade involving Jazz Chisholm Jr. Or Ryan McMahon if you're intending to keep payroll around the $310 million window. Long story short, I don't expect to see it,” he wrote.
If Bichette wants to remain a shortstop and the Blue Jays come in with a respectable offer, it’s fair to assume that’s where he’ll end up.
If positional fit matters less to him than maximizing his contract value, things could get more complicated, but only time will tell how it all plays out.
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