Blue Jays prospect Bo Bichette has changed representation, hiring CAA Baseball, per Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca (via Twitter). The 20-year-old was a second-round pick in the 2016 draft.
Bichette vaulted up prospect rankings boards after a big showing in two A-ball leagues in 2017. He opened the current season at Double-A, where he carries a .279/.353/.421 slash with one home run and nine steals.
Though he is not quite as celebrated as teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is also the son of a long-time big leaguer, Bichette entered the year as a consensus top-20 prospect leaguewide. There’s some question whether Bichette will stick at shortstop, he carries the promise of delivering some defensive value along with an intriguing bat.
As always, you can find up-to-date MLB representation information at MLBTR’s Agency Database.
Bo Bichette is a great prospect. The Jays should trade him now while his value is highest. As I said in Spring training, the Jays need starting pitchers. What they have now at the MLB level is almost toast.
Let’s package Bichette for a controllable starter or a handful of elite prospect arms.
I project Bichette as a below average to average MLB player, not a superstar. #Scoutseyes
Who cares about his change in representation.
As Vlad Jr goes, Bichette goes.Pretty sure that is why they haven’t moved him up. There is something to keeping these two together. A level of comfort I suppose.
Bunk beds.
Vlad’s ready to take on AAA. Let him. Maybe that will push Bichette. These young guys need to have a level of discomfort thrown at them once in a while.
LOL, they ARE! They’re kids playing in AA. They are challenged every year and have passed all of them with flying colours.
Absolutely. Until now for Bichette. That .279 now to .258. 37Ks in 37 games. Can’t hold Vlad back because Bichette isn’t ready for AAA. This is good for Bo; this is his first small hurdle to overcome.