Big Bo Bichette game managed to cover his bigger lie to NY Mets fans for a night

Was it a turning point for Bo Bichette on Monday? A 3 for 6 day at the plate in a strange 12-inning 16-7 win over the Washington Nationals included a double and a home run for the New York Mets player gaining the most attention these days. It’s not all good attention either. Bichette was in the news pre-game because he became the subject on Ken Rosenthal’s tongue.

Rosenthal questioned if the contract was causing Bichette to play poorly. In a walk year yet again, technically, it’s a strange comparison to any other player who doesn’t have $40+ million per year sitting on the table.

Bichette mildly fought back at the idea with a big white lite. Bichette is calling his contract a “three-year deal” and amid the slump which we’re all hoping snapped on Monday night, declaring he intends to stay with the Mets for three years: "Any player would love them, to have control of their future... But when I signed here, I took it as a three-year deal." This may remind you of an old girlfriend who once said "Now that I have you, I'm never going to let you go."

Bo Bichette isn’t convincing anyone he ever intended to stay with the Mets for the full length of his contract

Bichette doesn’t have to lie to us. He just needed a better pre-planned way of answering the questions about his future. Still performing far worse than anyone expected, he came to the Mets as an apparent number one through four hitter who’d smack 20 home runs, battle for a .300 batting average, and provide some protection for Juan Soto. In the absence of multiple injured players, including Francisco Lindor, he was supposed to be the dad on vacation with multiple bags slung around his shoulders trying to open the hotel room door.

Instead, Bichette has almost been a forgotten man in the lineup. Few big moments, multiple hitless games, and more of a shadow than an actual fixture in the lineup, it’s only in the last week or so that the sample size has grown large enough to wonder if maybe we’re just getting 2024 Bichette after all.

Bichette is still among the team leaders in several accumulative offensive categories. That’s what staying healthy and in the lineup will do. Unlike many of his teammates, he has yet to suffer an injury or land into a platoon of any kind. Bichette is an everyday player at his core with runs and RBI totals stabilized among the best on the roster. It’s still far too little because we’re comparing those numbers to players like Mark Vientos who spent a good part of the season benched.

Bichette had a bad weekend on the field and a good one off of it to begin the year. He’s not a troublemaker of any kind. This lie about his contract being viewed as a three-year deal is delusion or an attempt to gaslight the fans. It was all about control for the player. Don’t tell us anything else.

Two scenarios will have Bichette staying with the Mets beyond 2026. One is if his season continues to underwhelm. The other is if he goes on a tear and gets a new contract. The second seems unlikely as any new contract the Mets would probably sign him to would be short-lived as well. If he’s opting out, he’s going to want at least a five-year deal. No one is lining up to hand that out just yet.

The ironic thing is if Bichette was in the MVP conversation early on in 2026, the response might be the same. You can never tell a fanbase, true or not, you intend to leave. The contract structure tells us what Bichette doesn’t need to. This is a one-year deal with a safety net for the athlete and a ball and chain for the franchise available.

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