Blue Jays potential signing of Bo Bichette will have a major impact on Toronto’s fan favorite, according to report

Jon Conahan

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Blue Jays potential signing of Bo Bichette will have a major impact on Toronto’s fan favorite, according to report image

The Toronto Blue Jays are heading into spring training with more moving parts than it might look like on the surface.

Ken Rosenthal has also explained that things could get even stranger for Ernie Clement.

Toronto is clearly trying to make moves, and it is smart to do so. 

However, if the Jays decide Kazuma Okamoto is their everyday third baseman, Addison Barger could move to right field. If they move Bo Bichette back, there are even more questions.

If not, Okamoto becomes more of a multipositional piece, mixing in at third base, helping Vladimir Guerrero Jr. At first, and seeing time as a DH.

According to Rosenthal, Clement could be directly impacted by all of this.

“If the Jays determine in spring training that Okamoto is their everyday third baseman, then Addison Barger will move to right field. If not, then Okamoto can play some at third, spell Vladimir Guerrero Jr. At first and also see time in the outfield and at DH. 

“Under either scenario, Ernie Clement likely would move to second. But if the Jays re-sign Bichette to occupy that position, Clement might be reduced to more of a bench player. His OPS against right-handers during the regular season was only.622. In the postseason, it was.958,” he wrote.

Clement’s versatility should keep him in a decent spot, but the offensive inconsistency, especially against right-handers, might hurt. 

The postseason he had was ridiculously impressive, but it doesn’t eliminate everything else.

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