Mets’ Bo Bichette’s comments on playing shortstop show why Blue Jays moved on from him

The defensive problems of Bo Bichette were certainly part of the reason why the Toronto Blue Jays decided to move on from him, at least according to reports in the offseason. 

It's tough to say that it was the only reason why, but the infielder is regarded as one of the worst defensive players in baseball, even if that hasn't been his biggest issue throughout the season for the New York Mets in his first campaign with the organization.

Interestingly enough, Bichette actually hasn't been horrible when manning third and shortstop throughout the year, but his offensive game has taken a massive hit.

Speaking to reporters, it sounds like the position changes have played an impact on how he's swinging the bat, with Bichette pretty much saying that, but not wanting to admit it.

“I do think it’s a more demanding position, for sure. It takes a little bit more mentally,” he said, per Ken Rosenthal. “But I’ve done it my whole career. It (his subpar hitting) doesn’t have to do with that.

“Maybe switching back and forth, not anticipating I would be playing there, might have something to do with it. But no, I’ve hit as a shortstop my whole career.”

Bichette wasn't expected to play much shortstop with the Mets because of Francisco Lindor, but with injuries to Lindor and others, it's given Bichette an opportunity to play up the middle. 

The hope was that he would start to figure things out a bit more offensively after moving back to the position, but that's been far from the case, only showing that Toronto made the right decision in letting him go.

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