Should the Blue Jays extend their other homegrown star?

Perhaps the Toronto Blue Jays are learning from their free agency failures. 

After losing out on big names like outfielder Juan Soto, designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, right-hander Roki Sasaki and other marquee players throughout the years, Toronto stayed in-house for their most recent major signing: A 14-year, $500M extension for All-Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 

Locking in Guerrero Jr. long term was an important move for the Blue Jays, a club whose farm system doesn't look poised to deliver upper-echelon talent anytime soon. At the very least, then, they can try to build up a core at the big league level. 

So could Toronto look to extend fellow homegrown star Bo Bichette? Or perhaps more importantly, should they? 

The 27-year-old Bichette, the son of former MLB outfielder Dante Bichette who was promoted to the majors alongside Guerrero Jr. in 2019, is a two-time All-Star coming off a lost 2024 campaign in which he slashed just .225/.277/.322 over 311 at-bats and 81 games played, missing half the season as a result of straining the same calf twice. 

He's off to a better start in 2025, slashing .288/.348/.704 over his first 59 at-bats, though he has yet to hit a home run on the young season. Therefore, it's unclear whether Bichette's value has rebounded to this point.

Regardless, the Blue Jays made it clear that they have no interest in rebuilding, as evidenced by their various offseason pursuits, extending Guerrero Jr., and even going as far as saying trading Bichette was an "easy no" last November. 

For what it's worth, the feeling on both sides appears to be mutual, as the 27-year-old shortstop has expressed a desire in the past to remain with the Blue Jays long term. However, that only means so much in negotiations. 

Ultimately, the Blue Jays have had difficulties promoting and sustaining homegrown players in the years since Bichette and Guerrero Jr. debuted together. Therefore, keeping the two All-Stars together might be Toronto's quickest path back to relevancy. 

After all, money doesn't seem to be the issue north of the border.