Toronto Blue Jays receive unfortunate update as Bo Bichette schedules meeting with NL contender
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Toronto Blue Jays fans are worried are reports have come out stating that Bo Bichette has scheduled a meeting with the Philadelphia Phillies.
A new report says the Phillies have a meeting set with Bichette in the coming days, and that Philadelphia's interest has grown as the offseason shifted.
The Phillies have a meeting set with Bo Bichette in the coming days and, as circumstances this offseason have changed, so has their interest level in the star infielder. Story:
Bichette can back up the hype with production. In 2025 he hit .311 with 181 hits, 18 homers, and 94 RBIs over 139 games, and both Reuters and StatMuse line up on those totals.
He's also still in that sweet spot age-wise, 27 now and turning 28 in March, which is why teams talk themselves into big years and bigger dollars.
This is not the first time Bichette has been linked to the Phillies which makes this news of a meeting quite worrisome for Toronto.
Bo Bichette meeting tests Phillies infield plan
As a Jays fan, the Philly angle hits hard because it sounds like a serious pitch, not background noise.
The fit is the whole story here. The Phillies already have Trea Turner at shortstop, so any Bichette deal likely starts with a position shift and it could force hard choices on J.T. Realmuto or Alec Bohm.
For Toronto, it's another reminder that free agency is a different game once a star reaches it. Reuters reported the Blue Jays issued Bichette the $22.025 million qualifying offer, but once a bidding room forms, the comfort of «just bring him back» disappears fast.
Phillies players have also gotten invovlved as they have apparently texting him abotu the possibility of Bichette heading to Philadelphia.
«Phillies players were texting Bichette about the possibility» (of playing in Philly)
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If the meeting goes well, the next step is the first credible contract framework leaking out, years and total dollars. Until then, Jays fans are stuck doing the same thing as everyone else, reading between the lines and hoping the next update finally lands.
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