My fear is that next season's SS/2B (wherever Gimenez doesn't play) tandem is going to be Clement and a re-signed IKF, which is nightmare fuel. However, I don't think that justifies overpaying for a flawed, and likely bad long-term investment in Bichette. My hunch is that Bo is not going to get the market/interest that he expects, and he comes back to the Jays on a lesser deal where maybe he can opt out after a year. The Jays just voluntarily played IKF in 2 of the 3 games at Yankee Stadium. They obviously value defense over offense even if the defense is attached to one of the worst hitters in the sport. I don't think Bo gets the 8/200 or whatever type of deal from this front office unless Rogers steps in like they presumably did with Vlad.
As far as 2026, I think there is a path to contention, but I could easily see it going the opposite way as well. Really depends on what the FO does, and way too early to speculate on that.