"With all due respect to Heyman, that Dodgers-Bichette connection is pretty thin. It'd almost be irresponsible for a big market team not to "check on" a quality player like Bichette as his free agency drags into the new year, especially a club with room for improvement in the infield. We have no idea if anything more than due diligence has occurred between Bichette's camp and some of these clubs."
"In late November, MLBTR's Anthony Franco included the Dodgers as a "plausible/on-paper dark horse" for Bichette, writing: "There hasn't been much in the way of Dodgers/Bichette smoke so far. This would feel a bit like overkill, but the Dodgers don't have anyone locked in at second base. Their farm system is loaded with outfield talent but not as strong in the middle infield aside from Alex Freeland. Locking"
Reports linking Bichette to the Dodgers appear thin and largely speculative. Jon Heyman noted several teams had "checked on" Bichette, and a follow-up tweet added the Phillies to that list. Big-market clubs frequently investigate quality free agents as part of routine due diligence, and front offices rarely publicly deny interest, so substantive negotiations may remain private. MLBTR labeled the Dodgers a plausible dark-horse target, observing that the Dodgers lack an established second baseman and that their farm system is stronger in outfield talent than in the middle infield outside of Alex Freeland. Roster, payroll, and trade implications remain uncertain.
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