These Phillies podcasters had been flabbergasted as they came upon Bo Bichette agreed to a cope with the Mets on Friday.
Jamie Lynch and Tyler Zulli of PHLY Sports activities had been filming their podcast — and analyzing Bichette’s potential suitors in free company — when certainly one of their staffers interrupted them with the information of the infielder’s three-year, $126 million contract with the Mets, leaving the 2 in absolute shock.
After some screaming adopted by a short silence, Lynch then requested the place Bichette would play within the Mets’ infield.
“Why, they’ve [Marcus] Semien, [Francisco] Lindor, and [Mark] Vientos,” Lynch mentioned, referring to the Mets’ relatively full infield for subsequent 12 months.
Lynch and Zulli then broke some extra silence by concurrently yelling out, “what” into the cameras.
Zulli then speculated on the place the Mets might place Bichette come subsequent season, saying that he might play “a bit of little bit of all over the place.”
“He’s not going to DH,” Zulli mentioned. “I think about he’ll play a bit of little bit of all over the place?”
In keeping with The Publish’s Jon Heyman, Bichette, 27, is predicted to play third base in Queens — regardless of by no means taking part in the place in skilled baseball.
The PHLY Sports activities podcasters had been additionally probably shellshocked by the deal, because the Phillies had been initially one of many favorites to land Bichette in free company.
Heyman reported earlier in January that it “seems like there’s sturdy mutual curiosity” between the 2 events after they met to debate a possible contract.
Moreover, USA At the moment’s Bob Nightengale reported that the “Phillies are the overwhelming favorites to signal” the two-time All-Star, whereas additionally mentioning that the “Yankees and Mets will now be in a bidding struggle for outfielder Cody Bellinger.”
Philadelphia shortly pivoted after putting out on Bichette, nonetheless, re-signing three-time All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto to a three-year, $45 million deal on Friday.
