Dodgers insider's Bo Bichette take suggests he's slipping out of Blue Jays' grasp

The Dodgers' name has only just started to come up in conjunction with Bo Bichette's, but was anyone really surprised to learn that they're interested in him?

Bichette is the youngest of any of the four major free agent position players still on the market, and LA established that they don't mind overcrowding their infield when Brendan Donovan rumors resurfaced. Where there's a will, there's a way, and the Dodgers have a lot of will.

Bichette's market seems robust. The Dodgers, Cubs, Yankees, Phillies, and the Blue Jays are all involved to some extent. Blue Jays fans are desperate to seem him come back to Toronto, and a local steak joint even offered him free steak for life if he re-signs.

However, SportsNet LA's David Vassegh is skeptical of a reunion. On his podcast Dodger Talk, he reiterated Ken Rosenthal's belief that Toronto's Kazuma Okamoto signing makes a Bichette return less likely.

"If Bichette isn't a Blue Jay, I believe he fits in perfectly with the Dodgers," he said. "It seems like the Blue Jays are saying goodbye to Bo Bichette and they are working to sign Kyle Tucker."

David Vassegh seems confident Blue Jays will move on from Bo Bichette and Dodgers will be able to swoop in

Bichette's age makes him more attractive than fellow free agent infielder Alex Bregman for the obvious reasons, but it could hold even more weight for the Dodgers, who don't have a single everyday player under the age of 30. National outlets are mostly in agreement about the AAV he'll get — somewhere around $26-26.5 million — but vary on the years, guessing anywhere between five and eight.

The Dodgers don't want to give Kyle Tucker or Cody Bellinger five years. It seems like they barely even want to give them four. Their markets might tank, but those guys are hoping to go somewhere they can stay until retirement, not where they'll settle in for just a little while before having to do this whole thing over again, and in the twilight of their careers.

Bichette could be more amenable to a shorter-term deal (though less than four years definitely still seems out of the question) because he's younger, or the Dodgers could be more amenable to giving him a longer contract.

As Vassegh notes: Bichette's young, he hits for average, and he has some pop. If all of this noise is real, complicating the infield situation might be worth it for him.