Let’s be honest—the moment the Toronto Blue Jays slapped that one-year qualifying offer in front of Bo Bichette, the vibe just changed in Toronto. Both sides want each other, but that offer didn’t scream long-term commitment. That wasn’t a “You’re our franchise shortstop.” It sounded more like the Jays saying, “We’ll keep you another year… if it makes sense for us.”

And once Bo turned it down, the conversation shifted from will Bichette come back to which position will Bichette actually play? Suddenly, this shadow of an unofficial demotion seems to be lurking around. Keegan Matheson at the Toronto Sports Rush summed it up best, saying that teams in contention for him simply don’t agree on Bo’s value anymore.

Matheson said, “A lot of teams are going to value Bo very differently…. Bo Bi

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