The Toronto Blue Jays have still been viewed as the most logical landing spot for Bo Bichette, but one recent projection suggests his market may not be as big as most expected.
Bichette entered the offseason projected to command a massive deal, with many suggesting he’d be among the highest-paid shortstops in baseball.
However, Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report believes that Bichette’s market could be very different, mainly if teams view him more as a second baseman option rather than a long-term shortstop.
“Thus, while the initial projections suggested a seven-year, $183.5M type of market value for Bichette, he may need to settle for way less than that, if we're assuming he's moving to what is traditionally the much less lucrative middle-infield position. And he's probably not going to be in any sort of rush to accept what feels like low-ball offers compared to what had been speculated upon for months,” he wrote.
Toronto knows Bichette better than anyone, and if his market isn’t what it should be due to positional questions, it could open the door for a deal that looks very different than what many assumed earlier in the year.
While Bichette has been brutal at shortstop, there’s been increasing belief that his long-term value might be higher at second base or another infield spot.
At the end of the day, teams are still getting an elite bat with Bichette, no matter what the defense looks like.
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