Could these two Blue Jays middle infielders swap positions?

The Toronto Blue Jays took a considerable step towards solidifying the future of second base this offseason by trading for Andrés Giménez from the Cleveland Guardians. After starting nine players at second base in 2024, the organization will now have an everyday player at the keystone for the first time since Marcus Semien played 162 games there in 2021. 

Many fans speculated that the trade also represented a contingency plan should the front office fail to re-sign shortstop Bo Bichette (imagine that) to a long-term deal sometime over the next several months before Bichette hits free agency.

Giménez has experience playing both second base and shortstop, but has played exclusively at second base for the last two seasons. Still, that hasn't stopped some from theorizing that Toronto's front office will move Giménez to short after this season and insert an MLB-ready prospect at second.

As a part of that, Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter recently published an article examining the state of the second base position for every MLB team, and Reuter has Bichette and Giménez swapping positions — just not in the way you'd think.

Reuter's prediction for the Blue Jays is that Giménez will man second for the next three seasons (2025-27) before Bichette takes over in the two seasons after (2028-29).  

Followers of the Blue Jays have been saying for years that Bichette would be better suited on the right side of second base instead of the left. In this puzzling scenario, the organization would be patient with Bichette and his sometimes subpar glovework, while also re-signing him to a contract of at least four years.

Pivoting him to second base in what would be his tenth season at the age of 30 is far-fetched, but not unbelievable. 

Reuter's story also identifies a future option for each team and ranks the prospects in tiers from one to three. Orelvis Martinez is highlighted and ranked in tier two, which isn’t bad considering he’s coming off a season that was largely wasted due to an 80-game PED suspension. 

A far more likely scenario would be that the Jays trade Bichette at some point this season, move Giménez to short, and audition Martinez (who’s off to a blistering start this spring) at second for the remainder of 2025.

Giménez will make $23.6 million in the final three years of his current deal (expiring in  2029), so maximizing his value while getting starter-level production from a player on a rookie deal would be ideal, and allow for the Blue Jays to make the most of their glut of middle infielders.