Overview
- Multiple reports, including MLB insider Mark Feinsand, have linked New York to Bichette as free agency opens.
- MLB Trade Rumors’ forecast, cited by The Sporting News, pegs Bichette at eight years and $208 million as the top shortstop on the market.
- Anthony Volpe’s 2025 regression, including a .212 average and an AL-high 19 errors, has fueled speculation that his role could shrink if Bichette signs.
- Manager Aaron Boone highlighted José Caballero as a cost-controlled option who can handle shortstop, signaling an internal fallback.
- Toronto president Mark Shapiro praised Bichette’s value and the player has said he wants to stay; the 2025 All-Star hit .311 with 18 homers before a late knee sprain and later appeared at second base in the postseason.