{"id":351221,"date":"2025-12-17T14:15:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/351221\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:15:08","slug":"blue-jays-get-bichette-news-as-surprise-team-emerges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/351221\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Get Bichette News As Surprise Team Emerges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2244540118-e1765979468954.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bo Bichette\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Bo Bichette sweepstakes just got a little more crowded.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> are making moves this <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MLB<\/a> offseason. After finishing the year as the runner-up to the World Series, they aren\u2019t slowing down. They aren\u2019t afraid to spend money from their international free agent pool to <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/celwin-hurkmans-free-agent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shore up their pitching<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/hedbert-perez-kyle-tucker-bo-bichette\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hitting potential<\/a>. Sure, they have made moves to add <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/dylan-cease\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dylan Cease<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/cody-ponce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cody Ponce<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/tyler-rogers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Rogers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/chase-lee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Lee<\/a>. But the question on everyone\u2019s mind involves the Blue Jays\u2019 ability to sign both Bo Bichette and free agent <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/kyle-tucker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Tucker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A new report suggests that the chances of Toronto <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/damning-news-pursuit-tucker-bichette\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signing both sluggers are zero<\/a>. However, other MLB insiders believe that if any team can sign both of them, it\u2019s the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<p>One MLB analyst suggests that a surprise team should shoot their shot for Bichette. Blue Jays fans certainly won\u2019t be happy with this update.<\/p>\n<p>Bo Bichette is on Bitter Rivals\u2019 Wish-List<\/p>\n<p>Bichette has been linked to a few teams this winter. The <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/atlanta-braves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Braves<\/a> were on the list of suitors before signing Ha-Seong Kim. The <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Red Sox<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Yankees<\/a> are said to be in the mix. One sneaky team that could surprise everyone is none other than the Blue Jays\u2019 new rival, the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>MLB.com analyst Anthony Castrovince appeared on the MLB Network recently. He discussed why the Dodgers should target Bichette.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey still need lineup help. Their lineup was kind of hot and cold last year,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/2000758277236514977?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Castrovince said in a clip posted on X on December 15<\/a>. \u201cBeyond their big dogs, they do have some positional issues. I would wish for them, Bo Bichette, for a couple reasons. One, he fills a need at second base, where they did not get much production at second base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you signed Bichette and put him there, now you can use Tommy Edman in the outfield. The outfield needs some support defensively and offensively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Objectively speaking, this makes sense. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/thomas-edman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Edman<\/a> played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/tommy-edman-669242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">66 games at second base<\/a> in 2025. However, he also spent 13 games at third base and 25 in center field. If the Dodgers could sign Bichette and play him at second base, they could move Edman to center field.<\/p>\n<p>Castrovince\u2019s second reason that the Dodgers should be interested in Bichette is an emotional one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the troll job that this would be,\u201d Castrovince said. \u201cTo sign one of the key pieces, the heart and soul of the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays then pivot to Kyle Tucker, and then you have the two best teams in baseball last year getting better in different ways. But also this narrative of \u2018should they meet again in the World Series?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great World Series, but now you would have this emotional element tied to it with Bo Bichette being on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Diaz, Kyle Tucker, &amp; the Dodgers<\/p>\n<p>This new information is salt in an already bloody wound for the Blue Jays. Toronto was in the mix for <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/mlb\/player\/edwin-diaz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edwin Diaz<\/a> before the Dodgers swooped in and signed him for three years.<\/p>\n<p>As if that wasn\u2019t enough, the Dodgers also have interest in Tucker. Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo of The Athletic reported in early December about the Dodgers\u2019 plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos Angeles is unlikely to offer Tucker a six- or seven-year deal, according to a person briefed on the team\u2019s plans,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6877459\/2025\/12\/09\/dodgers-mlb-winter-meetings-kyle-tucker-tarik-skubal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Rosenthal and Woo wrote on December 9, 2025<\/a>. \u201cThe club, however, would entertain a shorter three-to-four-year deal with a high annual average value, similar to what Alex Bregman landed last spring when he signed a three-year, $120 million contract with the Boston Red Sox.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the offseason, The Athletic projected a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6774254\/2025\/11\/04\/mlb-free-agent-contract-projections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">12-year, $460 million contract<\/a> for Tucker. That kind of contract comes out to about $38 million per year. Are the Dodgers willing to go $40 million per season? Or even $42 million?<\/p>\n<p>The only people who know the answer to this question are the Dodgers and Tucker\u2019s reps.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Jays Tabbed to Get One of Bichette &amp; Tucker<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/47265901\/mlb-winter-meetings-2025-winners-losers-takeaways-offseason-free-agency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Jeff Passan has suggested<\/a> the Blue Jays could <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\/bo-bichette-kyle-tucker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">land both<\/a> Bichette and Tucker, others aren\u2019t as optimistic.<\/p>\n<p>MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand has spoken about how the Bichette market will unfold after the Tucker domino falls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Kyle Tucker is the first domino that needs to fall. Tucker has a big market, and the Blue Jays are very into him,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/2001035605225210302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Feinsand said on December 16th.<\/a> \u201cThere are other teams, the Yankees, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/\" title=\"Mets\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"125771\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mets<\/a>, and Dodgers. \u2026\u00a0 The only thing that I don\u2019t see is Toronto getting Tucker and Bichette. If Tucker goes somewhere else, then maybe Bichette returns to Toronto.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just because Feinsand doesn\u2019t see it, doesn\u2019t mean that it can\u2019t (or won\u2019t) happen. After all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/angels\/onsi\/angels-news\/angels-tabbed-as-landing-spot-for-top-free-agent-pitcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">he predicted<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-angels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Angels<\/a> would land Cease, who the Blue Jays signed instead.<\/p>\n<p>One way or another, the next few days and weeks will be interesting for Blue Jays fans to monitor.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/calebkerney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Kerney<\/a> Caleb covers the NHL for Heavy.com. He has covered professional hockey since 2022, including bylines at Dobber Prospects, The Hockey Writers, and The Hockey News. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/calebkerney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Caleb Kerney<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Blue Jays\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty The Bo Bichette sweepstakes just got a little more crowded. 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