MLB insider gives Blue Jays bad update on Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette after blazing start to offseason

Hunter Cookston

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MLB insider gives Blue Jays bad update on Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette after blazing start to offseason image

The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off a season where they were just one win shy of claiming the World Series. Instead, it was the Los Angeles Dodgers who went back-to-back for the first time in over two decades. However, the Blue Jays aren’t playing around this winter, as top free agent Kyle Tucker has already visited their facilities in an effort to lure him to Toronto.

“The Blue Jays welcomed Kyle Tucker to their Dunedin complex this afternoon, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. Murray writes that the Jays continue to have interest in both Tucker and Bo Bichette,” MLB Trade Rumors’ Anthony Franco wrote.

The Blue Jays have already made power moves in free agency, and they are still looking to add more. Another top name is Bo Bichette, whose contract is expected to be substantial if the team wants to bring him back.

“‘The key question facing Bichette's free agency is how teams will view him positionally. If a club is willing to stomach his shortstop defense, then the comparison to Willy Adames' agreement with the Giants (seven years, $182 million) is a good reference point. I'm going to assume that will be the case, at least in the short term. I'll add in some extra coin because of Bichette's age advantage and inflation. Seven years, $189 million ($27 million AAV),’” CBS Sports’ RJ Anderson wrote.

However, MLB insider Mark Feinsand doesn’t believe the Blue Jays will land both Tucker and Bichette this offseason — which might not be the worst-case scenario.

“The only thing that I don't see is Toronto getting Tucker and Bichette,” Feinsand said.

He isn’t suggesting the Blue Jays can’t get at least one; rather, they likely won’t be able to acquire both. At this point, the team must choose its priority: sign the biggest name on the market or retain the player who has been in the clubhouse since day one.

It will be interesting to see which route the Blue Jays take, but it’s clearly a tough decision. Tucker brings star power, while Bichette remains a fan favorite.

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