The Toronto Blue Jays seem to be looking at trading shortstop Bo Bichette regardless of Ross Atkins stating that he wants to keep him earlier this off-season.
Earlier this off-season at the GM meetings, Ross Atkins stated that he had no plan on trading Bo Bichette this off-season but it looks like things have changed according to recent reports.
A recent report came out a few days ago stating that multiple MLB rival executives told insider Ken Rosenthal that the Blue Jays are open to trading Bichette this off-season regardless of what has been said by Atkins to the media.
Executives from three rival teams told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal that the Blue Jays aren't shopping the 26-year-old infielder but are open to dealing him for a high price. -McWilliam
According to Rosenthal, he has now confirmed that the Blue Jays are open to trading Bichette but are looking for a high price with the return which is normal since they will not trade him just to get him off the roster.
The #BlueJays are open to trading SS Bo Bichette, “but only for a high price,” per
@Ken_Rosenthal
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Clearly if the Blue Jays are willing to shop Bichette it is because they are still uncertain if they will offer him a contract extension as he is entering the final year of his current deal in 2025.
If the Blue Jays do trade Bichette, the will ideally need to target either a first baseman or third baseman so that they can move Ernie Clement to shortstop to replace Bichette as it seems unlikely they would trade for a shortstop.
Hopefully if Atkins does decide to go this route, he is able to land the Blue Jays a worthy return.
Source: The Score
Report: Rival executives say Blue Jays open to trading Bichette
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