"It is unfortunate news for the Blue Jays whose offence took a bit of a nose dive without Bichette over the final few weeks of the season. While they managed to secure the AL East division title, the Blue Jays went 12-8 over their last 20 games but it included a stretch where they lost six out of seven games and scored just five runs in those six losses combined."
"The team had a slash line of .236/.295/.378 in those games without Bichette, and saw their walk rate go down from 8.5% to 7.5% and their strikeout rate go up from 17.6% to 19.1%. Sure it's a small sample size and not a giant leap in those metrics, but considering what Bichette brought to the team, it's not a surprise those metrics moved negatively in his absence."
Bo Bichette will be unavailable for the Blue Jays' first-round ALDS games at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays' offense declined during his recent absence, going 12-8 over their final 20 games but suffering a stretch of six losses in seven games and scoring only five runs in those six losses. Without Bichette the lineup produced a .236/.295/.378 slash line, with walk rate falling from 8.5% to 7.5% and strikeouts rising from 17.6% to 19.1%. Bichette finished the season at .311/.357/.483 with an .840 OPS and a 134 wRC+, tied for second in MLB hits (181). The team hopes he can return if they advance past the ALDS.
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