Bo Bichette's decision to opt out of his Mets deal is genuinely up in the air, per Jeff Passan.

That's real news for a Blue Jays fan base that never fully got over losing him.

Passan called it "the trickiest decision in the free agent class" in a recent piece for ESPN.

"The Mets owe Bichette $84 million over the next two years. If he opts out, he will get a $5 million buyout and hit free agency again going into his age-29 season," Passan wrote.

There's a real case for staying put too, especially given how this season has gone.

"If he chooses to stick with his salary of $42 million a year, no one could blame him, particularly with an early slump dragging down his season-long numbers. Will he opt out: Yes, but it's genuinely a coin flip," Passan added.

Bichette signed his three-year, $126 million deal with New York on Jan. 16, with opt-outs available after both 2026 and 2027.

Why Toronto's front office should be watching closely

His numbers this season are solid, not spectacular. He's hit .265 with 151 hits, 24 doubles, 16 home runs, and 73 RBIs across 144 games.

That production ranks fifth in WAR on the Mets this year, according to FanGraphs, at 1.9.

Here's the part that stings for Blue Jays fans. If Bichette were still in Toronto, that same WAR would rank fourth on the roster, behind Andres Gimenez, Kazuma Okamoto, and Alejandro Kirk.

Ranking fourth on a struggling roster during a down year says plenty about how thin Toronto's overall production has been all season.

Losing Bichette last offseason may go down as the front office's biggest miscalculation, especially watching him produce at a level that would still slot in near the top of this current lineup.

Whether he actually opts out and reopens that door, or the early-season slump convinces him to stay in Queens, remains genuinely unclear.

If he does hit the market again, don't be surprised if Toronto's front office is one of the first calls.