New evidence confirmed on the financials of the Toronto Blue Jays offer to Bo Bichette

Bichette just finished a loud 2025, hitting .311 with an .840 OPS, 18 homers, 94 RBIs, and 44 doubles in 139 games.

He topped the American League with 181 hits, but a September knee sprain trimmed his regular-season finish. Toronto still leaned on him in the World Series, and he responded with loud at-bats.

The problem is defense, because Statcast pinned him at minus-13 outs above average at shortstop in 2025. His sprint speed fell to 26.1 feet per second, a 21st-percentile mark that matches the eye test.

Toronto Blue Jays want Bichette back because contact hitters like this do not grow on trees, but eight years is scary when the legs are already slowing.

Toronto drafted Bo Bichette in the second round in 2016, and he turns 28 in March. His three-year, $33.6 million arbitration deal ended after 2025, so this payday is the real one.

BlueJaysNation's financial comp starts around eight years and $200 million, and it is easy to see the logic. Adames got seven years at $182 million, so $25 million per year which is a fair starting lane.

Marcus Semien signed seven years and $175 million with Texas ahead of his age-31 season, so Bichette's camp can push the annual number higher. Toronto knows he rejected the $22.025 million qualifying offer, so the market is already moving.

If he signs elsewhere, Toronto would get Draft compensation, but losing a .311 bat is still a painful swap. That is why a reunion, not a pivot, remains the cleaner baseball answer.

A move to second base could soften the defensive risk, and the Jays tried that look in the World Series. Statcast logged zero OAA on nine second-base chances in 2025, a tiny but encouraging sample.

The deal works if Toronto pays for the bat and plans a position shift later. If it lands near $200 million, it keeps Vladimir Guerrero Jr. comfortable and the Toronto window open.

However, the Blue Jays are not the only team that are going after Bichette as the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have all began to show a lot of interest.

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