{"id":520833,"date":"2026-01-16T17:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/520833\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T17:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:21:09","slug":"mets-to-sign-bo-bichette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/520833\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets To Sign Bo Bichette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>11:17am:<\/strong> Bichette is expected to play third base for the Mets, MLB Network\u2019s Jon Morosi <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonmorosi\/status\/2012210518488940738\">reports<\/a>. The contract also includes full no-trade protection, per Heyman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:03am:<\/strong> The Mets and free agent infielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bichebo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bo Bichette<\/a><\/strong> are in agreement on a three-year contract, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WillSammon\/status\/2012208449103216832\">reports<\/a> Will Sammon of The Athletic. He\u2019ll be guaranteed a hefty $126MM on that short-term pact, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/2012209043905925450\">per Jon Heyman of the New York Post<\/a>. Bichette can opt out after the first and second season of the contract, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ken_Rosenthal\/status\/2012209604675977551\">adds<\/a>. He also picks up a $5MM bonus if he exercises one of those opt-outs, per Rosenthal. There\u2019s no deferred money in the contract, which is still pending a physical. Bichette is represented by Vayner Sports.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a stunning and near-immediate pivot for a Mets club that is barely 12 hours from losing out on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tuckeky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Tucker<\/a><\/strong>, the market\u2019s top free agent who just last night went to the Dodgers after they outbid the Mets on a record-breaking short-term deal (four years, $240MM). The Mets reportedly put forth a four-year, $220MM offer to Tucker. Having missed on that big swing, they\u2019ll pivot to the market\u2019s next-best bat and next-best all-around free agent, bringing Bichette in on a $42MM annual value that ties <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wheelza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zack Wheeler<\/a><\/strong> for the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2025\/12\/the-largest-mlb-contracts-by-aav.html\" rel=\"noopener\">sixth-largest in MLB history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In landing Bichette, the Mets are not only quickly pivoting from their Tucker pursuit in arguably the most notable way possible \u2014 they\u2019re also keeping him from a division rival that had emerged as the ostensible frontrunner. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2026\/01\/phillies-rumors-bo-bichette-meeting-alec-bohm-trade-jt-realmuto.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Bichette met with the Phillies<\/a> earlier this week, and reporting since that time had suggested that the Phils might be the team most apt to sign him on the long-term pact he\u2019d coveted. Instead, Bichette lands a mammoth annual value that could grow even further (via that $5MM bonus) if he opts out and returns to the market next winter, ahead of what would still be only his age-29 season.<\/p>\n<p>More to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"11:17am: Bichette is expected to play third base for the Mets, MLB Network\u2019s Jon Morosi reports. 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