Wilner: Blue Jays Had "No Interest" In Re-Signing Bo Bichette as a Shortstop

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53 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

Bo has said in the past he'd move off SS(Lindor) for the team? Toronto wanted Bo back just at 2B, but the Mets gave him a 47M dollar sabbatical, haha. This really is a nothing-burger.

 

I do recall another rumor that popped up years ago that Bo offered to move off of shortstop for Didi Gregorius of all people. I believe that Bo would have zero issues with switching positions if it ultimately helped the team win more games, and you need to look no further than his offer to play second base in the World Series as proof of this. At the end of the day there were teams that valued Bo at a higher value than the Blue Jays did and this was nothing more than an amicable split where both sides felt it was best to move on.

[Spanky__99]

22 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

Rumor was that Bo was going to Philly before signing with the Mets.  

Yeah, and rumour has it I'm hung like a bull, if you think Toronto wasn't matching that offer I got news for ya, pal.

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3 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

Yeah, and rumour has it I'm hung like a bull, if you think Toronto wasn't matching that offer I got news for ya, pal.

I don't think the Blue Jays front office was interested in Bo at that price but this is something we'll never know for certain.

[Jays24]

11 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

Yeah, and rumour has it I'm hung like a bull, if you think Toronto wasn't matching that offer I got news for ya, pal.

Haha what a dingleberry.  Philly's front office thought they had a deal with him and were pissed when he went to the Mets.  Keep living in your delusion.  

[Spanky__99]

That's not how it works idiot, hence the deal to NY. It must hurt carrying around that brain. You just proved my point. 😅

[Stangstag]

2 hours ago, Laika said:

Disgruntlement could have caused him to just suck in 2025, or ruin the vibes. Lots of reasons to want a star player to be happy for one year even if you probably aren't retaining them. 

If switching positions causes him to play bad in his walk year, then he’s a loser

[Laika]

3 minutes ago, Stangstag said:

If switching positions causes him to play bad in his walk year, then he’s a loser

Okay, maybe. Now say you run a team and one of your players is a 4 win loser on an expiring contract... 

[Joltin Joe]

Bo had great bat but was a bad shortstop. I'm glad we moved on. 

I always wanted a good glove at short. 

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17 hours ago, Spanky__99 said:

Yeah, and rumour has it I'm hung like a bull, if you think Toronto wasn't matching that offer I got news for ya, pal.

Didn't you say that Bo coming back to Toronto was a lock lol. 

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17 hours ago, Jays24 said:

Haha what a dingleberry.  Philly's front office thought they had a deal with him and were pissed when he went to the Mets.  Keep living in your delusion.  

Mets swooped in because of the slow offseason they had to that point and since they were getting criticism all around. As well, they missed out re-signing Alonso, signing Tucker, and other big names. Most importantly, they wanted to block the Phillies from landing Bo, which is why they signed him at all costs, even though logistically it didn't make sense given their roster construction. 

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On 2/25/2026 at 10:22 PM, Stangstag said:

Kk sorry forgot you guys are never wrong my bad for questioning the higher authority 

Laika is always 110% correct. 

[jaysblue]

Regardless of what people think of Bo, you should have picked up his jersey from the Jays Shop a couple weeks ago. Getting a Nike Limited jersey for $90 was a steal! 

 

[Spanky__99]

1 hour ago, jaysblue said:

Didn't you say that Bo coming back to Toronto was a lock lol. 

At 47M for 1 year, aren't you the short bus ridin' tool?

 

[Stangstag]

1 hour ago, Spanky__99 said:

At 47M for 1 year, aren't you the short bus ridin' tool?

 

You did say it though, and you were wrong. 

But of course i would never expect you to admit you were wrong 

[John_Havok]

21 hours ago, Jays24 said:

Rumor was that Bo was going to Philly before signing with the Mets.  

Phillies GM thought the deal was done with Bo. According to Dombrowski, Bo had said he would sign if the Phillies agreed to 7/200 ... they did, and he even called Realmuto's agent, who at that point hadn't signed yet, and he told him they were likely going in another direction. So, effectively they had an agreement in principle and just hadn't started signing paperwork before the Mets called with a dump truck full of cash. 

Story makes sense since Realmuto signed within a few hours of the Mets and Bo announcing their deal. 

 

[Spanky__99]

53 minutes ago, Stangstag said:

You did say it though, and you were wrong. 

But of course i would never expect you to admit you were wrong 

I said it cause I was being facetious and wanted him back, sure I was wrong, if you want to hang your hat on that man, have at it guy. 47M for a year of Bo is asinine, I wanted him at the money the Phillies were willing to pay, wouldn't you? If the Jays matched it, he'd stay in Hogtown.

Also... 🖕

[glory]

Yeah Philly was publicly pissed at Bichette for backing out of a deal they presumably agreed to. The Mets thought they had Tucker, Cohen made that stupid tweet that got his fanbase’s hopes up, Tucker signed with the Dodgers instead, and then the Mets shifted. Bo backed out of the Philly deal to sign a (much better) deal with the Mets. 

[Jimcanuck]

11 hours ago, Spanky__99 said:

I said it cause I was being facetious and wanted him back, sure I was wrong, if you want to hang your hat on that man, have at it guy. 47M for a year of Bo is asinine, I wanted him at the money the Phillies were willing to pay, wouldn't you? If the Jays matched it, he'd stay in Hogtown.

Also... 🖕

Nah you repeatedly said the Jays would match any offer.  Just take the L like a man.

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13 hours ago, Jimcanuck said:

Nah you repeatedly said the Jays would match any offer.  Just take the L like a man.

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On 2/27/2026 at 9:14 AM, Stangstag said:

You did say it though, and you were wrong. 

But of course i would never expect you to admit you were wrong 

We should have bet Spanky that Bo wasn't signing in Toronto. He would have given us some odds 😂