Miami Marlins can land a star from Toronto?

I agree Sid. I also think Bo Bichette at short stop is a ridiculous risk for a playoff team. His bat is fantastic but his defense is atrocious. He should be at 2nd and Espinal at short or Semien last year. I fear the manager is simply a tool for management so his hands are tied
— sab kulafi (@SabKulafi) October 11, 2022

Bo Bichette with 23 errors at SS this season, turning 30 less DPs than closest comparable SS with Error stats (Mateo). You can't win pennants with that kind of defense, irrespective of his bat. Love the guy, but time to step up or step off. #NextLevel #NextSeason
— Shawniño (@sasieiro) October 9, 2022

I said a month ago bo bichette defense will cost the jays a playoff series. And there it is.
— team dean (@teamdean44) October 8, 2022

I wont miss Bo Bichette if he were to be traded or leave as a FA from this team....i hate his defense i hate his shitty decision making at the plate and field....i dont care if hes on this team anymore.
— tippy toe (@trife76) October 9, 2022

Toronto Blue Jays fans aren’t high on Bo Bichette these days. His defense has been atrocious in 2022: -0.8 dWAR, .958 FLD%. He also struggled offensively for a big part of the season. In the first half he batted .257/.279/.418. He did finish strong with a .290/.333/.469 batting line. The Miami Marlins are looking to trade for hitting, and to likely trade Pablo López to get it. Even the Toronto media is talking about trading Bichette for starting pitching. Can a trade be worked out?

The Miami Marlins may have a chance to acquire Bo Bichette.

Bo Bichette is a very good SS, who had a 3.6 WAR in 2022. Despite his bad defense, he typically hits for both contact and power, hitting 29 and 24 home runs the last two seasons. He also had a strong 1.0 dWAR last season, so I think that he can bounce back defensively in 2023. We need contact and hitting in general, so he would check a lot of boxes for us. It also helps that he’s from Florida and is an upgrade overall over current SS Miguel Rojas and his 2.5 WAR.

Will Toronto actually trade Bichette? I think that there’s certainly a good reason for them to do it. Even if we assume that he’ll bounce back defensively, there’s other reasons for then to do it. He’s a free agent in three years, at the same time as 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Both will be looking at multiple hundred million dollar deals. I don’t think that Toronto will pay $200-300 million for each of them, and they will prioritize Vlad.

So why would Toronto do this trade? They need starting pitching badly and if they miss out on the top arms in free agency, a trade with the Miami Marlins is the next best thing. Pablo López had a 3.0 WAR in 2022, which is only 0.6 WAR less than Bo’s. Pablo is controlled for one less season than Bo, but he should be cheaper to extend. We can also add Miguel Rojas and his Gold Glove defense, giving them a defensive improvement at SS as well. We can also send a prospect or just another arm their way.

If the Toronto Blue Jays are indeed open to trading Bo Bichette and are interested in our starting pitchers, the Miami Marlins need to be in on him. No excuses.

The Miami Marlins may have a chance to acquire Bo Bichette.

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