Bo Bichette can begin his off-season not having to worry about looking over his shoulder to see if someone is coming for his job. During each of the last two off-seasons there has been a lot of speculation about the Jays’ intentions at shortstop. Either move would have resulted in Bichette having to switch spots. “Yeah, I mean he was unbelievable,” Atkins said when asked if the Jays were committed to keeping Bichette at shortstop next season. His 6.0 wins above replacement ranked seventh in the AL and were the most by a Jays shortstop, easily topping the 4.9 produced by Tony Fernandez in 1990.

Source: thestar October 08, 2021 00:00 UTC