Longtime Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette, who has garnered “ serious ” interest from the Red Sox this offseason, expressed willingness to shift to second base, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported Wednesday during an appearance on MLB Network.

Free agency's top shortstop could sign ... as a second baseman. MLB Trade Rumors explains why it makes sense for Bichette to change positions.

Bo Bichette is expected to have a lot of interested teams this winter, and this division rival could be his best match.

Industry dialogue has made it clear that the next pressing order of offseason business for the Jays is to land an impact, top-of-the-order bat. Bichette and the darling of this year’s free agency class, Kyle Tucker, appear to be at the top of that wish list for Atkins and his baseball operations department.