{"id":227934,"date":"2025-10-20T22:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/227934\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T22:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T22:46:07","slug":"latest-on-bo-bichette-mlb-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/227934\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest On Bo Bichette – MLB Trade Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before tonight\u2019s ALCS Game Seven, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that shortstop Bo Bichette<\/a> has been making \u201csignificant progress\u201d in recent days, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bichette had a great year at the plate but his regular season was unceremoniously ended in a collision with Yankees catcher Austin Wells<\/a> in early September. Bichette suffered a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and hasn\u2019t played since.<\/p>\n

The Jays still managed to make the playoffs without Bichette and have stayed alive in the postseason as well. With each new playoff series, it has been a question of whether Bichette has healed enough to make the roster but he hasn\u2019t been able to do so. If the Jays manage to hold off the Mariners tonight, there will be a few more days for recovery, as the World Series doesn\u2019t begin until Friday.<\/p>\n

On the one hand, getting Bichette\u2019s bat back in the lineup to face the Dodgers in the World Series would be a tremendous boost. He hit .311\/.357\/.483 for a 134 wRC+ this year. On the other hand, it may lead to some tough decisions elsewhere. George Springer<\/a> is banged up after fouling a ball off his knee. He has still been able to serve as the designated hitter but he wasn\u2019t playing defensively very often this year even before that knee injury.<\/p>\n

Between Bichette and Springer, only one of them can be the DH, so someone would have to take the field or sit on the bench if Bichette were back. Additionally, someone would have to be squeezed off the roster. Davis Schneider<\/a> hasn\u2019t been used much in the ALCS because his platoon role isn\u2019t as needed against a Mariner club with few lefties. The Dodgers have far more southpaws, so he would probably be more useful against that club. If someone like Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/a> or Myles Straw<\/a> were bumped off instead of Schneider, that would cut into the club\u2019s defense, which has been a big part of their success this year.<\/p>\n

They could also subtract a pitcher if they feel they have enough depth to get to the finish line with one fewer arm. Chris Bassitt<\/a> is pitching out of the bullpen and has only been used once in the ALCS, so perhaps it\u2019s possible for the Jays to live without him or one of their other relief arms.<\/p>\n

The Jays would love to have to make these tough decisions, as that would mean they are both going to the World Series and have Bichette back in the mix. They obviously have to win tonight\u2019s matchup first. If they can pull it off, then the focus will again turn to whether or not Bichette get back to them.<\/p>\n

For Bichette personally, it would obviously be great to get back in there. On top of just wanting to contribute to the team, he is also an impending free agent. Demonstrating his health before the offseason could assuage some fears that clubs may have about him.<\/p>\n

His offensive talent is undeniable but he\u2019s never been a strong defender and has had a series of lower body injuries in recent years. Right knee and quad injuries put him on the IL in 2023. Last year, issues with his right calf contributed to the worst season of his career. He bounced back tremendously this year before this ongoing knee saga began. Some clubs will surely question his ability to stick at shortstop in the long term and will naturally have less willingness to invest in him, though playing in the World Series and coming up with some clutch moments could help him claw back some earning power.<\/p>\n

One player who won\u2019t be a factor in the World Series is right-hander Jos\u00e9 Berr\u00edos<\/a>. Per Nicholson-Smith<\/a>, John Schneider said today that the righty has resumed throwing but his season is done. That\u2019s not especially surprising. He finished the season on the injured list due to elbow inflammation. Even before that, he had been nudged to the bullpen late in the campaign as the Jays tried to maximize their rotation for the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Still, the fact that he has begun throwing is good news for the 2026 rotation. The Jays are set to lose both Bassitt and Max Scherzer<\/a> to free agency. Shane Bieber<\/a> will probably follow those two out of town, as he has a $16MM player option he should turn down in favor of a $4MM buyout and a return to free agency. On paper, next year\u2019s likely rotation includes Kevin Gausman<\/a>, Trey Yesavage<\/a> and Berr\u00edos, with guys like Eric Lauer<\/a>, Bowden Francis<\/a>, Angel Bastardo<\/a>, Ricky Tiedemann<\/a> and others in the mix. The Jays will probably be looking for starting pitching this winter and a serious injury to Berr\u00edos would have only added to the need.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of John E. Sokolowski, Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Before tonight\u2019s ALCS Game Seven, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that shortstop Bo Bichette has been making…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132007,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[7203,49,48,14576,462,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-227934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-bo-bichette","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-jose-berrios","12":"tag-mlb","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}