Free agent Bo Bichette scheduled to meet with Philadelphia Phillies today
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A reunion between Bo Bichette and the Toronto Blue Jays has become increasingly unlikely, the Philadelphia Phillies have emerged as a potential landing spot.
The Phillies are reportedly scheduled to meet with infielder Bo Bichette today.
Watching Bichette leave will be painful for everyone invested in Blue Jays baseball.
He has been one of the faces of the franchise since debuting in 2019, making two All-Star teams while leading the American League in hits twice.
He was on his way to doing it for a third time before a knee injury in September sent him to the sidelines for the final three weeks of the 2025 season.
The Phillies are meeting with Bo Bichette today.
Fit between Bo Bichette and Philadelphia Phillies is a complicated one
Previous reports have indicated that the club would need to not only forgo their pursuit of a reunion with J.T. Realmuto in order to land Bichette, but also trade third baseman Alec Bohm.
Perhaps that would all be worthwhile in order to land another impact player to join Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, and Trea Turner in the middle of the team's lineup, but it's not the most straightforward fit.
The meeting comes on the heels of Toronto's recent signing of third baseman Kazuma Okamoto.
The Blue Jays' decision to bring in another infielder doesn't explicitly rule out a reunion with Bichette, who has long expressed a desire to remain in Toronto, but it arguably made outfielder Kyle Tucker a cleaner fit for them at this point.
The meeting between Bichette and the Phillies dovetails nicely into the next item here.
Lurking Red Sox watching closely as Bichette meets with the Phillies on Monday
The Cubs made a big splash this weekend by inking third baseman Alex Bregman to a five-year deal worth $175MM.
Deferred money brings that contract value down, but that was still enough to outbid the Red Sox in their efforts to retain Bregman.
The Red Sox believed they were going to land Bregman with their 5-year, $165 million offer. Including his '25 deal, they would've paid him $205m over six years, w deferrals. Real disappointment in the organization today.
With Bregman now ticketed for Chicago, the Red Sox will have to pivot.
That could mean stepping up their pursuit of Bichette, with whom they reportedly met with over Zoom last month.
Bichette was of interest to both the Cubs and Red Sox, so while it hurts him to lose one possible landing spot in Chicago, it also intensifies the need/urgency of another suitor in Boston.
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JANVIER 12 | 117 ANSWERS Free agent Bo Bichette scheduled to meet with Philadelphia Phillies today Do you think Bo Bichettte will sign with the Philadelphia Phillies? | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 50.4 % |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 | 3.4 % |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 48 | 41 % |
| Other | 6 | 5.1 % |
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