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Bo Bichette 2024 Player Outlook: Rock-Solid Floor Backing ADP
11 months agoToronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette has been a model of consistency since entering the league in 2019. Including that 46-game showing, Bichette's bat has been at least 20% superior to the league average in each of his five seasons, as per wRC+. He has slugged a minimum of 20 home runs, and as many as 29, in each of his three full big-league campaigns and stole a career-high 25 bases in 2021. The 25-year-old has a 121-run, 102-RBI campaign under his belt (2021) and is a career .299 hitter in 528 MLB contests. While he strikes out slightly below the league average, he also sports a subpar 5.5% BB% for his career, putting a cap on his on-base potential. In 2023, he only hit 20 home runs and stole just five bases in 135 games but he also ranked in the 86th percentile or better in xwOBA, xBA, xSLG, and sweet-spot%. A hamstring injury limited his run game last season but prospective fantasy managers should look for him to get back into double-digits in stolen bases in 2024, as projected by ATC. He currently sports a 38.37 ADP as the seventh shortstop off the board but could certainly top the likes of Elly De La Cruz, Francisco Lindor, Gunnar Henderson, or even the injured Corey Seager at the end of the day. His prevailing ADP is justified by his stout history of well-above-average production across the board.
