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00:00Braves linked with Bo Bichette as top shortstop target.
00:04After a disappointing 2024 season that fell well short of expectations,
00:09the Atlanta Braves are expected to be one of MLB's busiest teams this offseason.
00:15One major area of need? Shortstop.
00:18MLB.com's Mark Feinsand recently linked Atlanta to Bo Bichette,
00:22the Toronto Blue Jays all-star who's expected to headline a thin shortstop market.
00:26After leading the AL in hits in 2021 and 2022 and making his second-career all-star team in 2023,
00:35Bichette had a nightmarish 2024.
00:38This season, Bichette looked like his old self,
00:40leading the league with 181 hits before a left-knee sprain ended his regular season, Feinsand wrote.
00:47With a thin shortstop market, he'll be in position to score big in free agency.
00:51Potential fits. Blue Jays, Braves, Tigers.
00:54Atlanta hasn't had a true two-way shortstop since Dansby Swanson departed after the 2022 season.
01:02Since then, the Braves have struggled to find stability at the position,
01:06cycling through internal options without consistent production.
01:10Bichette, 26, offers the kind of contact ability and steady defense that could immediately stabilize the infield.
01:15In 2025, before his injury, he hit .311 with 18 home runs, 94 RBIs, and an 840 OPS across 139 games,
01:26elite numbers for a shortstop.
01:28According to reports, Bichette is projected to command an eight-year deal worth around $186 million,
01:34or roughly $23.3 million annually.
01:38His market could push closer to $200 million, especially with limited alternatives available.
01:45Still, the Braves have payroll flexibility and a competitive window built around Ronald Acuna Jr.,
01:50Austin Riley, and Matt Olson.
01:52Adding Bichette could solidify one of baseball's best cores for the next decade.
01:57If Alex Anthopoulos is willing to spend aggressively,
02:01Beau Bichette might be the exact kind of addition that resets the Braves' trajectory after a lost season.
02:06We'll see you next time.
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