The Blue Jays had some largely «exploratory» trade talks involving Bo Bichette early last offseason, TSN's Scott Mitchell writes. This isn't exactly new news, as multiple reports last November indicated that the shortstop's name indeed come up in trade discussions, though those talks were portrayed as other teams checking on Bichette's availability. Mitchell, however, specifies that «the Jays did indeed shop Bichette.» -Polishuk