Blue Jays' Bo Bichette free agency impacted by Alex Bregman signing with Cubs

Billy Heyen

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There were two huge free agent infielders still available when Saturday began: Bo Bichette and Alex Bregman.

But by the end of the day, it was just down to Bichette.

Bregman signed a five-year, $175 million deal with the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.

Bichette will be next.

But now, where will Bichette go?

Bichette wasn't linked to the Cubs necessarily, but Bichette's Toronto Blue Jays, along with the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers, were linked to Bregman.

With Bregman off the market, there's one major infielder available with multiple teams still looking.

Bichette has been playing shortstop, but sooner rather than later, he seems likely to shift to either second base or third base.

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So now, who's going to get it done?

Does Toronto recognize that it has to keep its guy around with no more Bregman to potentially replace him?

Does Boston, which lost Bregman after just one season with him, up the ante and make sure it gets Bichette?

Do the Tigers, who have missed out on Bregman two offseasons in a row, decide to pony up extra cash to ensure they don't have yet another miss?

It'll be a compelling bidding war for Bichette now that Bregman is off the market, that's for sure.

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