Bo Bichette Blue Jays manager John Schneider will not be back tonight (via Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling) until the playoffs begin. But Schneider said the recent second assessment of the sprained left knee of shortstop is encouraging and he can resume baseball later this week.
Bichette was injured when collided with Yankee Catcher a week and a half ago Austin Wells In the play of home plate. Toronto announced the issue as a sprained left knee when he placed him on the injury list last week. Schneider pointed out last night that it was a PCL sprain (through Mitch Bannon of exercise). The second opinion today was considered a routine follow-up rather than suggesting that the team was concerned about serious injuries.
It’s decent news, with everything in mind, although Jayce hasn’t firmly announced that he’s going to be ready for the playoffs to begin. Major League Network’s Jon Morosi reported this afternoon that the playoffs’ returns are still possible. This is obviously Bichette’s goal. He will return with no record game representing three weeks. It’s a suboptimal situation, but if that means October makes them one of the best batsmen.
Bichette’s regular season ended with a slash of .311/.357/.483 in 628 sets. He still leads with hit percentage (181) and doubles (44), although he may give up on hit percentage Trea Turner within the second or two days. He is 15 years old Bobby Witt Jr.so despite the injury, he may lead the American League for the third time in his career. Bichette also connected 18 home runs with a 14.5% strikeout rate. He is expected to deliver on his free agent market as he enters the 28-year-old season.
While he and the team hope to end the playoffs this year, he may play his last regular season game in the Jays uniform. Whether he is enough to have shortstop next month remains to be seen. “In a perfect world, it’s great if he can come back and play,” Schneider said last night. “We’re going to see it all. With the way he moves, it seems to me that hitting will be a bit in front of everything else. I think we’ll know more tomorrow or the next day, but if we can get his bat back, yes, yes, I’ll take it.”
Bichette’s injury has been kicked Andrés Giménez From second base to shortstop. Ernie Clement Play for a second time regularly, leaving third base Addison Barger. This is a better defensive grouping than the Bichette in the middle Nathan Lukes As a daily right fielder. Lukes is generally the league’s average batsman, but hit .225 and hit .238 in September.
If Bichette can hit but is injured and unable to play, they will be forced to press George Springer Enter normal and correct field work. Springer spent a revival season on the plate but started only 48 games and recorded 411 2/3 outfield work. Toronto is not closed when the season is rolled up Anthony Santander.
In the first season of the five-year contract, the Santanders of the batting fate have been a non-factor. He has never played in the MLB since the end of May due to his left shoulder serving, but started his rehabilitation mission last week at Triple-A Buffalo. He is working as a designated hitter with the Bison. If Santander returns to the playoffs, especially if Bichette has questions about defense, he may be limited to the bench. Even if Santander’s first season in Toronto was a disaster, Schneider certainly welcomed the opportunity to turn to players who hit 44 home runs with a power ball on the bench last year.
Toronto has four magics to win playoff spots. This should happen this weekend. They kept the mat for five games on the Yankees at Al East. They were three games ahead of the Tigers’ top AL seeds and six games were played on the AL West-leading Mariners. Locking the department will almost certainly ensure they become the top two seeds and get their first round of goodbye. The partition series will begin on October 4th.
