{"id":47002,"date":"2025-03-26T07:47:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=47002"},"modified":"2025-03-26T07:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:48:19","slug":"yankees-predicted-to-sign-star-infielder-from-rival-to-147-million-deal-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=47002","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Predicted to Sign Star Infielder From Rival to $147 Million Deal in Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1390310317-e1742916533667.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1390310317-e1742916533667.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1390310317-e1742916533667.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1390310317-e1742916533667.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees Predicted to Sign Star Infielder From Rival to $147 Million Deal in Free Agency\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Yankees predicted to sign star infielder to $147 million deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York Yankees didn\u2019t address their third base position in the offseason, and MLB insider Jim Bowden has them signing a star infielder in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Bowden released his MLB predictions for the year, and he predicts the Yankees will sign Bo Bichette to a massive deal in the offseason. Although Bichette is a shortstop, Bowden predicts he will switch to third base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBo Bichette signs a five-year, $147 million deal to play third base for the Yankees,\u201d Bowden wrote.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bold prediction, but if Bichette is open to playing third base, signing with the Yankees does make sense. However, he has been adamant throughout his career that he is a shortstop.<\/p>\n<p>Bichette is in the final year of his three-year $33.6 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. He hit .225 with 4 home runs and 31 RBIs in 2024, as he only played in 81 games due to injuries.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Blue Jays Haven\u2019t Had Extension Talks With Bichette<\/h2>\n<p>Bichette is a star infielder, but Toronto has yet to have extension talks with him.<\/p>\n<p>The star shortstop had a disappointing season in 2024 due to injuries and Bichette says he\u2019s just focused on himself and getting back to form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, we haven\u2019t had any talks,\u201d Bichette said, \u201cbut from my perspective, we all grow up wanting to be one of those guys that has an opportunity to stay with an organization for their entire career. I\u2019m just focused on what I\u2019ve got to do this year to help the team win and be the best version of myself. Whatever happens will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Bichette says, he wants to prove to everyone that he can stay healthy and have another great year. He is a two-time All-Star and two-time hits leader and Blue Jays manager John Schneider is expecting him to have a big year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys will see Bo,\u201d Schneider said. \u201cBo looks like Bo, which is really, really refreshing. We\u2019re talking about adding a bat and adding [another] bat, but we kind of operated without one of our best bats last year in Bo. Having him back is going to be big.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bichette made his MLB debut in the 2019 season with the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Yankees Went Internally at Third Base<\/h2>\n<p>New York had a need at third base but didn\u2019t address it in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees had a competition with DJ LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera, Oswald Peraza, and Jorbit Vivas in spring training. However, an injury to LeMahieu and some poor play led to Cabrera likely being the Opening Day third baseman.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into spring training, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was confident with his internal options. But, did say they would keep their options open to add another third baseman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how it\u2019s going to play out,\u201d Cashman said. \u201cI do think we can have one of these candidates emerge or multiple guys emerge into a platoon situation at worst, or a solo shot at best. If not, there\u2019s always the marketplace to play around with as we move forward, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees will open its 2025 MLB season on March 27 against the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Shelton Cole Shelton covers the NHL and MLB for Heavy.com. He has covered pro and college sports since 2016, including bylines at BJ Penn, USA Today, SB Nation, Rotowire, Canadian Baseball Network and more. 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