What’s next for Bo Bichette?

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to make it back to the postseason after a tough 2024 season, and that led to them being aggressive in the offseason to build out a roster that could compete for a World Series title. While they missed out on some big names, they were able to bring in Anthony Santander, Jeff Hoffman, and Yimi García to fill some holes, and even finalized an extension with their superstar, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

With all of that in mind, some fans have begun to wonder, what's next for Bo Bichette? Bichette has had a solid start to the 2025 season. He entered Friday hitting .305 with 11 RBI, numbers which are even more impressive when you consider that he's in first season serving as the Blue Jays full-time leadoff hitter

What’s next for Bo Bichette?

It's simple, he's going to re-sign with the Blue Jays at some point.

All indications point toward Bichette wanting to return to the Blue Jays and remain in Toronto for his entire career, it's just a matter of when he and the team sit down to finalize a new contract. It's safe to assume that if he would generate tons of interest if he were to hit free agency, and would likely command a contract near $200 million. While he's still trying to wash off the stink of last year when he hit just .225 in 81 games, Bichette has proven himself to be a solid all-around player.

He's hit .290 in his career with 93 home runs, and twice lead the American League in hits (2021 and '22). He's not a great defender (-14 Outs Above Average in his career) and would likely need to shift to third base at some point in his career, but he's already proven that his bat is worthwhile.

He's shown that this year, and he's been an incredibly productive player despite also being incredibly unlucky. He's currently in the 99th percentile in expected batting average (.354) and is also in the 83rd percentile in average exit velocity and the 85th percentile in whiff rate.

The Blue Jays' main priority for the start of the season was to make sure they didn't lose Guerrero to free agency, and, now that that's settled, they can shift their focus toward Bichette.

Bichette is in line for a nice pay raise and, while it might not quite catch the total amount of money Guerrero, earned, he should still get a contract commiserate with his value.

And it seems like that contract will come from the Blue Jays.