If you’re looking for a franchise cornerstone, there are a few things you want to find. Talent would be at or near the top of the list, but as my high school volleyball coach used to say, “desire can defeat talent if you want it bad enough”.
For the Blue Jays and their shortstop of the present and the future, they might have a lethal combination in Bo Bichette.
Bichette has had a history-making first season in the big leagues, and it didn’t even start until the end of July. After being called up, the 21-year-old broke records in his first couple of weeks for multi-hit games and doubles collected to start a career, arriving at the highest level in pretty much the best way you could hope for.