As Don Mattingly is with the Phillies now, it's labeled as a "real" link for the team to acquire star Bo Bichette.

The Phillies, who often wield years as their separator, might be the only team willing to extend to six, seven or eight years for Bichette.

The Red Sox remain the only team to not sign a free agent to a major league contract this offseason. They’ve been busy on the trade market, but now with the loss of Alex Bregman, who signed a five-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, it will be interesting to see how they fill that void.

Free agent Bo Bichette’s meeting Monday with the franchise went “very well,” according to The Post’s Jon Heyman, which should help their chances of signing him since he admires the “first-class” organization.

The New York Yankees still haven't made any offseason signings from outside of their organization, and they are "almost certain" to lose Bo Bichette. Don Mattingly may be a key reason for the loss.

Infielder Bo Bichette is one of the biggest names still available in free agency, and The Athletic’s senior MLB insider Ken Rosenthal believes there is a “favorite” emerging to sign him.

With the Yankees reportedly at an impasse in negotiations with Cody Bellinger, they’ve begun giving more serious consideration to alternative paths. Bo Bichette is believed to be among them. A move bringing Bichette to the Bronx would rank among the more surprising developments of the offseason,

Following Alex Bregman's decision to join the Cubs, attention now turns to the Big 3: Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger and Bo Bichette.