"Not even 24 hours after the Los Angeles Dodgers shook the baseball world to its core by giving Kyle Tucker $60 million per year over the next four years, the Toronto Blue Jays have been dealt another impossibly bad hand. According to multiple reports, the New York Mets - another finalist in the Tucker sweepstakes - have signed Bo Bichette in free agency."
"That feels like another absolute stunner because the Phillies were reportedly in the lead for Bichette as recently as this morning. Bo Bichette's deal with the Mets contains no deferrals and opt-outs after the first and second seasons, as @Ken_Rosenthal said. This is the second huge-dollar, short-term deal given out in the last 24 hours. Bo Bichette gets a huge guarantee -- and flexibility to do it again. https://t.co/t2Nyk6o7XX- Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 16, 2026"
"Per The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, Bichette is expected to play third base for the Mets. His $42 million annual salary ranks second the team behind Juan Soto and would have ranked first on the Blue Jays. Following the Chicago Cubs' signing of Alex Bregman, the three best position player free agents are now all off the board. Blue Jays lose Bo Bichette, but have properly insulated themselves from catastrophe"
The Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker for $60 million per year over four years. The Mets signed Bo Bichette in free agency after being a finalist for Tucker. Bichette's deal contains no deferrals and opt-outs after the first and second seasons. He is expected to play third base; his $42 million annual salary ranks second on the team behind Juan Soto and would have ranked first on the Blue Jays. Following the Cubs' signing of Alex Bregman, the top position-player free agents are off the board. The Blue Jays missed Tucker and Bichette but added Dylan Cease, Kazuma Okamoto, Cody Ponce, and Tyler Rogers to bolster pitching and lineup depth.
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