{"id":287086,"date":"2025-11-16T16:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/287086\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T16:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:27:10","slug":"blue-jays-kyle-tucker-vs-bo-bichette-free-agent-decision-revealed-by-mlb-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/287086\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays’ Kyle Tucker vs. Bo Bichette free agent decision revealed by MLB insider"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> have a chance to make a splash this offseason.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The question, though, is whether their free agent statement will come with the returning Bo Bichette or with the newly available Kyle Tucker.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There’s a reason for Toronto to be in on both guys.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson laid out both cases in a new article this weekend.<\/p>\n

First, what he wrote about Tucker:\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tucker\u2019s deal could blow past $300 million, and while the price is steep, Tucker represents \u201cBlue Jays baseball\u201d with all of the knobs turned up to nine. Granted, none of those knobs are turned up to \u201c10\u201d with a truly elite tool, but he\u2019s a rock-solid hitter who stands at the top of this market for a reason.<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays should have the payroll flexibility to push beyond 2025\u2019s numbers, and now that Rogers ownership has gotten a taste for deep postseason runs, it\u2019s hard to go back to the old ways. For now, consider Tucker a market the Blue Jays will be involved in, but not a market they\u2019ll chase if his number starts to run away from them.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Shohei Ohtani joins Barry Bonds in MVP history<\/a><\/p>\n

And now his Bichette case:<\/p>\n

Bichette, on the other hand, comes with sentimentality. Front offices try not to let those feelings creep in, but for fans, this feels like a diet version of the Vladimir Guerrero Jr. conversation from a year ago, fearing that a longtime franchise cornerstone could be on the verge of walking.<\/p>\n

\u201cA great player,\u201d general manager Ross Atkins\u00a0said at the GM Meetings this week<\/a>. \u201cBo has been a significant part of us being in a strong position today. He\u2019s a reason that we\u2019re coming off of five solid seasons of baseball and one really, really good year of baseball. He\u2019s had a lot to do with it. I know he\u2019s going to be attractive to the market, and we\u2019ll be in his market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bichette\u2019s market will have a massive range between its ceiling and floor. The Blue Jays have said out loud that they\u2019d be open to Bichette playing shortstop if he\u2019s insistent on it, but this is a better baseball team with Bichette at second and Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez at short. Expect Toronto to remain in Bichette\u2019s market as it unfolds, which could take some time.<\/p>\n

There has been at least a bit of speculation as to whether the Blue Jays could wind up with both of these guys.<\/p>\n

At least based on how Matheson explains it, that doesn’t seem too likely. They’ll raise their payroll, but that would be a crazy boost to their salary obligations.<\/p>\n

Then it becomes a matter of wants vs. needs vs. available spots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays have choices to make. It could be an exciting offseason, if things go their way.<\/p>\n

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