Bo Bichette gave Carlos Mendoza a telling answer about his Mets future after a rough start in New York.
Bichette said any player would love opt-outs because they give control over the future. But he also said that when he signed with the Mets, he viewed it as a 3-year deal.
That comment stood out right away because opt-out talk usually brings a little hedging. Bichette did not sound like a player already eyeing the door. He sounded like someone trying to settle into New York and own the full contract.
The deal itself is massive. Bichette signed a 3-year, $126,000,000 contract with the Mets in January, and it includes player options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.
Those option years are heavy money, too. Spotrac lists them at $42,000,000 each, so the $55.3 million figure circulating with the quote does not match the contract terms shown by the major reports and contract databases I checked.
That makes Bichette's answer even more interesting. He was not brushing off small opt-outs. He was talking about the chance to control a huge financial decision and still framing the agreement like a full stay.
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Bo Bichette's words matter because his first Mets months have been rough
This has not been an easy opening in Queens. Bichette is hitting .210 with 2 home runs and 18 RBI through 46 games, while the Mets have fallen to 20-26.
That is part of why his quote landed. A player fighting through a slow start can easily leave himself an escape hatch. Bichette did the opposite and talked like someone trying to build something longer.
Mets fans will still be skeptical, and that makes sense. Opt-outs exist for a reason. If Bichette heats up and looks like his old Toronto self again, he could absolutely revisit the decision after the season. That is an inference from the contract structure.
Still, his answer gave the Mets something useful. It told the room that he is not treating this like a short stop on the way to somewhere else. It told Mendoza that Bichette still sees real value in being here.
That matters for a club that has already dealt with a bad opening stretch and growing noise around the roster. Bichette was one of the Mets' biggest winter swings, so every public comment from him carries weight right now.
The bigger truth is simple. Bo Bichette left himself flexibility on paper, but his first real comments about those opt-outs sounded a lot more like commitment than escape.
Do you believe Bo Bichette will stay with the Mets for the full 3 years?
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