Gregor Chisholm: Bo Bichette, Blue Jays agree to three-year contract
Concerns about Bo Bichette’s upcoming arbitration case are now a thing of the past after thereportedly signed the reigning American League hits leader to a multi-year deal on Tuesday night.
The new contract, which has yet to be confirmed by the Jays, would buy out Bichette’s years of arbitration eligibility. It would not impact his free agency, which is still scheduled to begin following the 2025 season. The Jays are considered a file-and-trial team, which means once they exchange arbitration numbers with a player they intend to participate in a hearing. Per team policy, one-year settlements aren’t enough to avoid that process, but exceptions are made for multi-year deals. That would appear to be the case here.
Bichette endured a slow start to the 2022 season and went through some prolonged struggles that resulted in him being dropped to seventh in the batting order on Aug. 16. Shortly after that, he went on a tear with one of the most productive stretches of his career. He hit .406 with seven homers and 27 RBIs in September.
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