Bo Bichette

2023 - 2 - 8

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Bo Bichette was February 7th's happiest baseball player (Let's Go Tribe)

Aaaalrighty. On to the rest of the “news”... LGFT Tyler Naquin is still without a contract for 2023. Apparently Sam Hilliard is on the Braves now, and Fangraphs ...

[Fangraphs makes the case](https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-case-for-sam-hilliard-everyday-left-fielder/)that he should be their everyday LF. [selling $10 tickets](https://twitter.com/TBTimes_Rays/status/1623010079942357002)to every home game this season. - The Rays are The Guardians really should already be doing this. [without a contract](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/mlb-free-agency-february-platoon-bats-naquin-grossman-gurriel-peralta-solano.html)for 2023. - Apparently Sam Hilliard is on the Braves now, and On to the rest of the “news”... - LGFT Tyler Naquin is still

Blue Jays avoiding arbitration with Bo Bichette and Vlad Guerrero ... (SaltWire Network)

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrate defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on July 1, 2022 in ...

“The system in place is the system in place,” Shapiro said. “He does things and is capable of offensive performance that very few players in the game are capable of. “If they achieve more we have a better chance to win.” Of the 11 arb eligible players on the roster, only Bichette was headed to hearing after the team filed a $5 million US offer and the Bichette camp checked in at $7.5 million. To his point, Shapiro is of the belief that building a winning team around the pair will help in that regard. “The focal point for (Vlad) and Bo is we’ll deal with the system that’s in place which provides us with three more years of certainty of them being here,” Shapiro said. Whether it’s the facilities and resources we provide them or the way we choose to surround them with coaches and other support (staff). “When we have opportunities to impact and influence that, it’s during a collective bargaining period. “We want to do that. It’s about trying to find the sweet spot of sharing the risk. But the only thing we have to do is win. “The plan is to continue to explore multi-year deals.

Bichette contract doesn't provide clarity about long-term fit on Blue ... (Daily Hive)

The Blue Jays have reportedly locked up their shortstop Bo Bichette to a three-year contract, but what does the long-term look like?

But the longer the team goes without a long-term deal for guys like Bichette and Guerrero Jr., the more likely it could be they test the waters of free agency. This is all part of the calculus the Blue Jays and Bichette must consider in any potential contract extension considerations. If there is a position change in the future for Bichette, that could drastically affect his earning potential as well. Despite a streaky season from Bichette in 2022, overall his numbers looked solid for the Blue Jays. But as MLB revenues continue to increase, the floor for a Bichette contract extension might start at $200 million. There’s also the possibility Bichette isn’t a shortstop three years from now, either. Whether that comes from the Blue Jays remains to be seen. is a bit of a trickier case because there’s less of a precedent for him, but for Bichette and his agent, there’s a clear yardstick to measure him up against. It’s easy to see why Bichette wants his piece of the pie. At the low end is Javier Baez, who snagged a 6-year $140 million deal with the Tigers at $23.33 per season. No word on an extension beyond the three years, but at least the Blue Jays have something set in stone with one of their key players. One big factor that plays into this is the recent influx of money for free agent shortstops.

Blue Jays' extension with Bo Bichette lays groundwork for future ... (Yahoo Canada Sports)

Bichette and the Blue Jays reportedly agreed on an extension that benefits both player and team. Here's what it could mean for future negotiations.

Mariners Moose Tracks, 2/8/23: Bo Bichette, MLB Realignment, and ... (Lookout Landing)

Starting off your Wednesday with some news from around baseball (and other sports).

($) - This sparked a good deal of conversation online yesterday. [how the offseason went](https://www.mlb.com/news/best-values-in-mlb-free-agency-for-2023). 38,388 POINTS— NBA (@NBA) [throwing from a sidearm release](https://blogs.fangraphs.com/arm-angle-analysis-the-pros-and-cons-of-a-sidearm-shift/). [helping out with an after-school program](https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2023/02/07/bo-knows-importance-helping-less-fortunate/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=%40TBTimes_Sports)in his hometown.

MLB fans react to Bo Bichette's possible contract extension with the ... (Sportskeeda)

Bo Bichette and the Blue Jays have reached an agreement on a three-year contract that will keep him out of arbitration in 2023 and cover three years of ...

[Bo Bichette](https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/mlb-insider-thinks-toronto-blue-jays-prime-position-make-run-al-east-crown-right-now-they-window-here)'s name has been mentioned frequently in negotiations about extensions with [Vladimir Guerrero Jr](https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/vladimir-guerrero-jr). He batted.250 with a double in Toronto's two-game loss to the Seattle Mariners in the playoffs. 2 spot after being shuffled around the lineup as the Blue Jays experimented with various combinations to stoke their offense in the summer. He hit.290/.333/.469 with 24 home runs, 93 RBIs and 13 steals in 2022, which was roughly in line with his career averages. Bo Bichette and the Blue Jays have reached an agreement on a three-year contract that will keep him out of arbitration in 2023 and cover three years of remaining arbitration eligibility. "Per sources, BlueJays have now avoided arb with Bo Bichette on a multi-year deal," Ben Nicholson Smith tweeted.

Bo Bichette, Blue Jays agree to three-year contract: Reports (TheSpec.com)

The reported deal will take the shortstop through his arbitration years with the team.

But in the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t change much either because Bichette was going to be under club control for the next three seasons. Shortly after that, he went on a tear with one of the most productive stretches of his career. Bichette endured a slow start to the 2022 season and went through some prolonged struggles that resulted in him being dropped to seventh in the batting order on Aug. The $2.5-million difference was tied with Kyle Tucker and the Houston Astros for the largest discrepancy between any team and player. It would not impact his free agency, which is still scheduled to begin following the 2025 season. Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith was the first to report that Bichette and the Jays had reached an agreement.