The Toronto Blue Jays will have some very difficult decisions to make this winter.
Toronto certainly had a surprising 2024 season, to say the least. The Blue Jays were expected to be among the top teams in the American League and even make a run at a World Series spot. That didn't happen, though. The Blue Jays shocked the baseball world and finished in last place in the American League East with a disappointing 74-88 record.
Now, the Blue Jays are at a crossroads. The Blue Jays were sellers around the trade deadline but didn't make as big of moves as they could have. Toronto stars Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. were in trade rumors, but the Blue Jays decided to keep them both.
That could change this winter. There has been some chatter about a deal involving Bichette, but FanSided's Zachary Rotman predicted that the club won't trade the star shortstop.
"No Blue Jay had more of a lost season in 2024 than Bo Bichette," Rotman said. "Not only was he limited to just 81 games played, but in those games, he had by far his worst offensive season. The 26-year-old slashed .225/.277/.322 with four home runs and 31 RBI. He made the (American League) All-Star team in two of the last three years entering the 2024 campaign and received (Most Valuable Player) votes in each of those seasons, and went from that to a pretty useless player at the plate.
"The Jays not trading Bichette this offseason makes sense, as he'd be sold for pennies on the dollar. The reason he's on this list, though, is that he should've already been traded. With the chances being so slim that Toronto will keep both Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. past the 2025 season with both of them set to hit free agency, the Jays had to ensure that they'd get a monster return for at least one of them. Bichette would be the easier player to move."
Bichette certainly will be someone to watch this winter.
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