Alex Bregman will be opting out of his contract with the Red Sox, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. He has two years and $80MM remaining on his deal, although some of that money is deferred.
Bregman, 31, is coming off a strong season in which he batted .273/.360/.462 with a 125 wRC+ in 114 games for Boston. After posting an uncharacteristically low 6.7% walk rate in 2024, he rebounded to 10.3% in 2025, while his strikeout rate increased only modestly to a still-excellent 14.1%. His batted ball metrics back up his performance, with his 90.1 mph average exit velocity and 44.4% hard-hit rate both representing career highs. Despite missing seven weeks in the first half of the season with a right quad injury, Bregman was worth 3.5 fWAR this year, ranking seventh among major league third basemen with a minimum of 400 plate appearances.
Defensively, Bregman graded out as above average, if a step down from his 2024 season. In 972 1/3 innings at third base, he was worth one Defensive Run Saved and three Outs Above Average in 2025, with Statcast valuing his range in the 83rd percentile. For comparison, he was worth 6 DRS and 8 OAA with the Astros last year. Defensive metrics are notoriously tricky, of course, but it appears Bregman remains a defensive asset as he continues into his 30s.
By opting out, Bregman is forgoing two years at a $40MM AAV. That figure is somewhat misleading, though, as $60MM of the $120MM total is deferred through 2035-46, per Ronald Blum of the Associated Press, which lowers the contract’s AAV significantly. In any case, Bregman will undoubtedly look to top that guarantee in his second straight trip to the free agent market. Prior to this year’s quad injury, he had three consecutive seasons of good health from 2022-24 and is a reasonable bet to stay healthy moving forward.
Under the terms of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the owners and the MLB Players Association, Bregman is ineligible to receive a qualifying offer after receiving one from the Astros last offseason. A prospective team will not need to forfeit draft pick compensation to sign Bregman this time around. A look at our 2025-26 MLB Free Agents list shows Bregman as the clear headliner at third base, with Eugenio Suarez representing the next-best option. Suarez, 34, hit 49 home runs this season and matched Bregman’s 125 wRC+, but he’s three years older and an inferior defender.
Given the state of the market, his ineligibility for another qualifying offer, and his strong platform season, Bregman will likely be seeking a long-term contract this offseason. He reportedly sought a $200MM contract early last winter. He declined an early six-year, $156MM offer from the Astros and eventually turned down a six-year, $171.5MM proposal from Detroit late in the offseason. Heyman writes today that Bregman had countered with an offer in the $180MM range before taking the shorter deal with Boston at a much higher annual rate.
A reunion with the Red Sox is certainly possible, with the team having traded Rafael Devers to the Giants this past June. The team did not exceed the luxury tax threshold in 2024, although they appear on track to exceed this year’s $241MM threshold by several million, according to RosterResource. The team will see Steven Matz’s $12.5MM salary come off the books this offseason. They might also decline their end of Lucas Giolito’s $19MM mutual option depending on the severity of his recent elbow issue. Liam Hendriks underwent ulnar nerve transposition surgery in September and will likely see his $12MM mutual option declined.
If the team runs a similar payroll in 2026 following this year’s postseason appearance, the club might make a run at resigning Bregman. The Tigers and Cubs were both in on Bregman last winter and might be have some interest in him as well. The Cubs were reportedly only interested in Bregman on a short-term deal, though, and their incumbent third baseman, Matt Shaw, showed promise in his debut this year. In contrast, Tigers third basemen ranked 26th in the majors this year with a 76 wRC+ and would benefit substantially from a player of Bregman’s caliber. If Bregman departs Boston, the Red Sox could hand the reins to Marcelo Mayer or make a play for Suarez in free agency.
no surprise
Exactly, the bigger question is if Bregman and the Sox can work out an extension before he hits the open market. My gut says they don’t. That being said, Breslow has surprised me multiple times with his transactions the past year – trading Devers, Roman Anthony extension, signing Bregman in the first place
Two years and $80 million is pretty generous, he seems determined to leave a Boston if he turned that down.
He knows that this team will Suck in the near future!!
He seems determined to make more guaranteed money which he will get whether it’s from Boston or another team.
Barring an overplay, it’s called negotiations. Forget saberstats. Anyone who watched knows how great he was at third compared to others this and past seasons. That said, his age and injury history cannot be ignored. He’ll get a new deal from Boston or some other club that will be drafted to reflect more total dollars and a higher AAV than what the Astros offered (and counting his 25 salary). That way Boras saves face.
2/80 vs 4/140 is more guarenteed money. Why would an injury prone playee want to return to free agency at 33. Betting on himself now, is bad money, thats a young players game.
@birdmansns He’s 32 next March.
Agreed,
Whether the $80M is up front over two years, or paid partially up front and balance through deferred, it’s a pretty good number for Bregman.
I don’t know that he gets 2/$80M in the market this offseason. Maybe he’s thinking more overall dollars on a longer deal paying non-deferred (ie. 4/$100M). At 31 though, there’s still another contract for him out there after the 2/$80M ends in Boston. I would keep the cash on the Sox contract, set himself up for years to come hen the deferred money starts paying out and then hit the market for a more immediate payout in his age 33 year.
33 when the 2/80 ends
Injury prone player ??? Really ?
Games played
2024 144
2023 161
2022 155
2021 91
2019 156
2018 157
2017 155
With the deferrals its 2/60 he is forgoing. He will get far more than that in free agency.
Typical nY moron
He opted out of the “fake news” 3/$120 million contract he signed with the Red Sox because he is going to get way more when he signs a “regular” 5/$150 million deal and he won’t have to wait until 2046 to get it. I still say the Red Sox are one of the three or four teams that will make him an offer.
Bye Bregman!! Let him walk!! Was out a month & a 1/2 with a leg cramp…. You will look great in Dodger Blue!
He didn’t even earn his money this year, even the prorated amount with the deferred dollars. Why they hell would anyone want to extend him for more years at that level and continue to get less than their money’s worth?
Note to Bregman- When you get to Chicago, Just keep going. Non Essential Personnel for the price.
He is coming to Anaheim as Rendon’s replacement.
And Rendon will suddenly get cured miraculously of all his ailments and maintain his NTC :p
🤣
Looks like Arenado might be a fit in Boston if Bergman leaves. The Red Sox would love Arenado’s circus act — Gold Glove defense and Arenado would love that left field wall on offense!!!
This could possibly be the worst thread of comments I’ve ever read on this site. Kudos, people.
17dizzy, Arenado looks utterly toast with the bat. He should be a platoon guy at this stage who can start in a pinch.
No. Thank you… Arenado cannot hit anymore. Have you watched any Cardinals games this year?
See ya, quitter.
You mean, cheater…
He’s a quitter for exercising an option the team allowed him to have? Bet you’re fun around the holidays.
All the classics, Bing Crosby and Pat Boone lol, dont forget the egg nog…
I love egg nog!!
He doesn’t want to get stiff armed into playing 1B after Casas is out for the year with a hang nail and they signed Eugenio Suarez on St Patrick’s Day
Sad to see it official
Why???
He’s not near the player he was hyped up to be going into Boston!!!
You ought to be proud he’d leaving!!!!!
You are right. He was better.
I wouldn’t mind if they bring him back on a new deal but it can’t be a 7 year plus deal
I think Arenado has a good year or 2 left, especially in the right ballpark.
You might be the only one who thinks that
I know but I’ve always loved his game. He’s 35 next year. If he is healthy and in the right ballpark and in the right line-up, I think he can still be good.
His powers been cut in half the last 2 years, don’t think it’s cutting back this age.
Then again I probably would have said the same thing about Springer last offseason. But it is rare
Maybe if he only started 100 games, but I don’t think he can be an everyday regular.
Wilmer … similar to a Mike Lowell revival at Fenway – I agree on Arenado.
There’s no reason to take the chance. The Red Sox print money.
Ha ha. I totally understand why there is that perception. He crushed the Giants. Time after time after time…….
I hope ATL can lock down Kim at SS. He’s been solid all over the field, and with such a thin free agent market at SS, keeping him makes the most sense.
But if they can’t get it done, I wouldn’t hate taking a shot on Alex Bregman. He’s mostly a third baseman, but the guy’s got a good glove and smarts, so maybe he could hack it at short. Plus, Bo Bichette has been a mess defensively this year, so Bregman might actually be the safer bet. Or hey, maybe ATL swings big and tries to land Jordan Lawlar if he’s available.
He’s not worth 40
Million per-he will never get that anywhere else-he is worth 25 per for 3 years
You are not really that aware. He will easily get 5 years and $180 million which is more than current value of the deferred deal
Easily? From who? $36M AAV? Not a chance unless it’s again heavily deferred. Sox are a better club with both Bregman and Story but if they remove the purse strings, they have enough talent returning assuming Casas and Anthony return to form, that free agent moves can make the club a strong contender again. If both show they are healthy, Duran and Casas can be dealt for more pitching. I would love for Suarez and Alonso to both be signed (if Bregman leaves) but I’d be happy with just Suarez and keeping Casas (I still think Alonso returns to the Mets$.
Red Sox, Tigers, Mets, Dodgers, Yankees, Phillies, Angels, and Mariners, just to name a few teams who could both start Bregman tomorrow and pay him that salary.
You can definitely scratch the Mets off of that list. They already have Baty (similar WAR to Bregman, younger, far cheaper) and bigger holes in pitching to fill. Also if you’re asking for the Mariners to spend a lot of money on Bregman, you’re crazy. They will likely prioritize Naylor and won’t spend much else anywhere. Don’t understand why the Dodgers would be interested, either, given that they hold a $10 million option on Muncy, which seems like a no-brainer.
Casas doesn’t play 3B. His form is 50 games played per year. Your manager said he didn’t know what Casas role would be next season. I don’t think that the Red Sox are counting on him for much, especially after he had a 62 OPS+ prior to getting injured. If he is healthy and comes out hitting like crazy in spring training, that still wouldn’t fill 3B.
If the Red Sox bring him back it will be a 4 or 5 year deal max and probably at at $35 million per on average. I don’t see it happening.
I would be shocked if he somehow gets a 7+ year, $40+ per deal.
No one is going close to 40 mill aav on a longer term contract.
I’d expect closer to a 5 year 160 contract but it gives him more money and gives him stability from having to move again in 2 years
I agree but I am trying to get into Bregman and Boras’s head. He had 2 years at $80 remaining with the Sox. For him to opt out they must be in the mindset at least somewhere around a $35 mill average.
5 is probably the magic number but I don’t think anyone is going to give them the average they think. 5 year, 160 sounds right but that means he traded 2 and 40 to add 3 at 26 per.
But the 2 at 40 is really more like 2 at 32, given the deferred money. That’s why 5/160 seems reasonable. But I’m sure Boras will look for 6or 7 years before he settles for 5. But will the Red Sox wait while Boras slow-plays the market?
Every player will trade short term/higher AAV for more years, and greater overall value, even if that means a lower AAV.
He SHOULD get like a 5/125, and at that point why not just take the 2/80 and try to beat a 3/45 for your next deal.
But some team will over pay for him, I hope it’s not the Red Sox.
Agree 100%.. Put Mayer at 3B for the next 2 years until Story’s deal is done (I do believe Story stays). Plan B could be to sign Suarez.
Would love for Story to opt out, I think this is the one good year he will have and next year his defense will slip more and he will be expensive for his deal.
If he opts out, sure maybe the Sox get burned and he magically stays healthy but I doubt it.
Suarez would be nice, get that nice, power RHB in Fenway.
If he only got $125 million it would be a guaranteed $45 million more than $80 million.
The present day value of what he opted out is about $60 million, so that hypothetical $125 million is $65 million more.
I doubt he has to settle for less than 5/150 and that is $90 million more in guaranteed money.
I got to laugh.
Bringing him in chased Deveres, the face of the team, out of town, and now Breg is skipping town too..
Whether they traded Devers or not, Roman will be the face of the team next year and may be the face of the league for years to come
Lol its so funny they made the playoffs ..tells you Devers was not needed to make playoffs..all he did was be the face of a last place team..so keep laughing
Devers is still a great player, it’s a team game you can’t put past failures on him especially when he performed.
Just a bit too much money for a one dimensional player, Red Sox already spent it elsewhere
You can make the argument this year the Priester trade was worse. No one brings him up but he had a great year for the Brewers. If you have him in game 2 against they Yankees they might have moved on.
Don’t forget the draft pick they gave up to sign him.
So they wasted 40MM and the draft pick to go all in on Bregman. They should have showed that same urgency to improve the roster at the deadline.
You’re laughing like a jester. Devers was sooner or later going to have to move off 3B, and now we know he was going to be a selfish baby about it. Bringing in Bregman didn’t chase him out of town; he chased himself out of town.
And who are the loyal Yankees besides Judge? The Yankees run new free agents out there every year. I don’t even know how you keep track of them without a scorecard. But it seems to be working for them… Oh, wait.
if I was orioles Gm. I sign Bregman and move Westburg to LF
sign Ranger Suarez and trade for another starter and win the East
Orioles are going to sign Jon gray and Tommy Pham and call it a day lol
No thanks – too much money to spend on something that isn’t a weakness. They could spend less on Alonso and have more offensive output.
There are many different ways for them to win the east but wasting money on Bregman isn’t one of them.
Agreed, they need to acquire pitching.
Don’t fear the Cheater
Dont let the trash can hit you on the way out…
Now that’s so funny I wish I had thought of it myself.
Well played indeed!
“More trash can please!” – C. Walken
It works out for the RS as he’s not worth $40M/year. 18-19 HR and 270 average with plus leadership is still not worth $40M/year Missed a lot time….again. If they can workout 4 years – $110M…maybe. Let’s see the creativity juices flow on developing a new contract…. or not!..
What do you mean “missed a lot of time…again” ?
Games played
2024 144
2023 161
2022 155
2021 91
2019 156
2018 157
2017 155
You really should check your facts before making assumptions.
2021 was a full season 😎
Its $30 million per year when you factor in the deferrals. Did you not read the article?
Back to Boston, Detroit or Cubs the 3 highest odds?
So let’s recap:
-The Red Sox bring in Bregman, which only sours their relationship with their superstar hitter (who already played 3B).
-The whole situation turns so sour that they trade said superstar hitter.
-The guy who served as the catalyst for this fiasco opts out after one season.
What a colossal fumble by the Red Sox front office.
In your nice little recap You conveniently forgot to mention the part where they saved a fortune in terrible contract and still have a fantastic team with new money to burn
Oh and made the playoffs for the first time since 2021..
What you call a “fumble” many might call genius
In no way was it genius.
Even if the decision was to move on from Devers and his contract, which is fair, they traded him at a low point after dragging his name in the mud. You can’t find genius in that
If the goal was simply to remove him and all of the contract it really was..my point is they did not care what they received back..that was just fluff if thier true goal was achieved
Devers handled embarrassing himself quite well and didn’t need any help. It’s interesting that no one in the clubhouse ever came to Devers’s defense. He acted like an entitled child. I’m surprised there was no video of him holding his breath.
You’re acting like it’s just going to be super easy and cheap to replace Devers’ bat.
The only two free agents who are even somewhat close to Devers’ production are Tucker and Alonso, and both will cost over $200M, so in the end, they aren’t really saving much money… and that’s providing that they actually end up with one of those two hitters.
Also, carrying water for the team by defending them “saving money” is such a funny response. I guess when their best hitter is a 115 wRC+ hitter next year, maybe the Red Sox ownership making money will help you sleep a little better.
It was..his name is Roman Anthony
The Red Sox missed Devers’ bat so much they went on to make the playoffs without him.
The Red Sox lineup could have had both Anthony and Devers, and even Bregman if Breslow understood how to manage people. They could have had this a few years, would have been an amazing lineup.
That’s much better than just Anthony.
Devers would have def helped them score runs down the stretch when Roman went down, might have been a difference in the wild card round
They already replaced Devers bat and for the major league minimum. Anthony outhit Devers after the trade. Anthony will only get better. Devers will only get fatter.
– They brought in Bregman to replace a 3B who plays defense poorly.
– The fiasco is on the front office miscommunication. Not on Bregman.
– It was always assumed he would opt-out. The best result for such contract structure is that the player opts out because he performed well. Red Sox made the playoffs partly based on that performance and also shed themselves of a long-term DH contract.
I’m not blaming it on Bregman, other than stating that him being brought in was the catalyst to this issue.
And the Red Sox are being left in a spot where their best remaining hitters are:
-Roman Anthony coming off an unsustainable .404 BABIP
-Romy Gonzalez, who is NOT going to sustain his .378 BABIP (or hit anywhere near 123 wRC+)
-Rob Refsnyder, who is really only usable against lefties.
***
Saving money means nothing if your offense is utter garbage.
That is where you are wrong. The catalyst for the situation was Devers arriving in spring training injured so bad that he was unable to even practice at any position other than DH until after the trade in June.
The Red Sox had no choice other than to sign someone to play 3B. There was no one in the organization that could have stepped into the position other than an unproven rookie.
Then Devers made that situation worse by refusing to admit that the only position he could physically play was DH. His temper tantrums caused all the problems after that.
Saving $254 million by getting rid of a bad apple who is destined to be a DH is always a good thing.
Again. You obviously haven’t watched him, Pads Fan. He is making a good fist of first base. Few hiccups early, followed by constant improvement, and got himself to league average in no time. Looking forward to seeing if he kicks on further.
The other thing that clearly illustrates that you haven’t watched him, is the fat jibe.
He is solid and roundish, but he is doing well for an endo.
It looks under control.
It sounds like the Red Sox miscommunicated to Devers, but I think Devers should have moved over to first base anyway. He had nothing to lose as he already already has his big payday.
There was no fiasco by the Red Sox front office. Devers arrived at spring training with two hurt shoulders. He could not practice at any position because of those injuries. He was not physically able to face live pitching until mid-March, more than a month after he got to spring training.
The Red Sox had no choice but to go out and get a 3B and they fell into one of the very best on what amounted to a 1 year deal.
All the problems in that situation were caused by Devers. Absolutely none of it was caused by Bregman.
Safe to say we now know why Boston left Devers at 3B for so long. Clearly, they were concerned with how he would react to being moved, and sooner or later he needed to move. Now that we know he was always going to respond terribly to it – HE soured things by being a position selfish baby – better now than later when he would be older and harder to move once he became toxic.
Here is a more accurate recap.
Devers comes into camp with 2 hurt shoulders, out of shape, and unable to play any position on defense for at least 4-5 months. He is hurt so bad that he can’t even hit live pitching for more than a month in spring training and never took a single grounder at any position in spring training because he was physically unable. Devers has a hissy fit when Red Sox acknowledge that he will have to play DH because he can’t play 3B at all.
Red Sox react to Devers showing up to camp injured by signing Bregman 4 days later.
Devers has 2nd hissy fit when after Casas injury in early May he is asked to do the right thing, the team player thing, the winner thing, and start taking grounders at 1B in practice.
5 weeks later Devers is traded to the Giants. The Red Sox, who are playing .500 ball at the time of the trade, go on run that gets them to a 89-73 record and into the playoffs. The Giants, who were 11 games over .5o0 and in the running for a playoff spot at the time of the trade. collapse and end up at .500 and out of the playoffs.
What a great move by the Red Sox. They got one year of Alex Bregman for $30 million, made room on the roster for Anthony and Yoshida, and achieved a playoff berth for the first time since 2021. All that while getting rid of a me-first, overweight, whiny headache of a player that has 8 years at $32 million AAV left on what is sure to be a bad contract very soon.
not entirely surprising but I really hope the sox don’t over extend themselves.
Here we go.again
Not going to be reading.much baseball or.mlbtr if they inundated us everyday with articles.pushing this guy ….again…..
Readers/posters/possers are in luck…
.273 avaerage walking away from $40/ 2x years…. didn’t even hit 20 home runs…why does.the.media.push.this guy?
Barfolla…
B bye…
Ok..the Tigers could
Use him
The league average has been around the. 240s for the past few years, so. 273 is quite good in today’s game. Not that batting average is all that important, anyway.
He did a great job for us. But I think Mayer is the long-term answer at 3rd. I’d add Kim and move Story to 2nd, or start looking at Alonso. I’m not a fan of Alonso, but a RH 35-HR 1B is a nice fit.
What Contract is Alonso going to get? he’s another guy I wouldn’t go overboard for
Fenway could be a great park for Alonso, Some of those flyball outs at Shea could become HRs, or 2Bs in that park.
Casas can hit 35 HRs for 1/30th of the money and can actually catch a ball at 1B.
I think 6 year $150M is pretty risky at this point and he was hoping for $200M before. Hes been reasonably healthy the last three years but not this year and he isnt going to be MORE likely to be healthy as he gets older. He needed this to be more of a platform year than it was.
Bregman will be 32 to start the ’26 season.. Chapman got a 6 year $150 mil extension about the same age.while coming off a 7+ WAR and getting MVP votes.
Bregman would want more of course. But what team will make that mistake? Looking over recent 3B and not many are doing well after age 34.
Hoyer better not kick the tires on Bregman. Shaw showed he’s ready to take the next step next season.
I dont think he was worth 40 this year or 40 each year for the next two. But with the economics of baseball, hard to figure out what a guy should get. If Soto gets 700M this guy is worth ??? I could see him going to the same place. To the Mets along with Bellinger or Tucker. Whatever he is getting someone has to justify an overpay. If he is doing well and the team is in the LCS think its easy to say there you go it was the right move.
Could see SF. Somewhere where it feels he can tip the scale on making them a playoff team. That felt like the case with Boston so maybe it was worth it.
Bregman is a fit in SF if they sign him to play 2B.
This was all expected people. It was more about the length of term not the AVV necessarily. He also wanted to know the seriousness of off season aggressive moves before committing and seeing what others are looking for. If Alonso is. Looking for 7 etc. where he falls in relative to that. Makes all the sense and was all expected protocol. I fully expect him to be back in Boston unless they aren’t making solid moves to improve.
Not surprised at all, but it’s a business and we all have a tough time accepting that. As a Sox fan I am disappointed. However Boras once again has his client believing they can get more and more. I love Bregman however no one will give him 40 mill/yr even with deferrals. He was injured again this year, missing 7 weeks. While he turned in great defense and a .273 avg – 40 mill/yr is grossly overpaying for 18 home runs, under 100 RBI and to be a clubhouse leader.
We all know the Breslownomics – Bregman isn’t coming back because they won’t reach out with even more money. This guarantees us even more money to spend in FA (which Breslow won’t lol).
I see Bregman going to the Cubs where they will pay him what he wants and they will be desperate because they definitely will not be dropping 400 mill on Tucker. Going to go: 5 yr. 220 mill.
I could see rangers 5-200 massive overpay but it is 2026.
Bregman isn’t going to the Cubs. They’ve got Matt Shaw in place at third, and they can sell the fan base on his promise for at least another year. They’ll do the same with Owen Caissie in right field if they don’t re-sign Tucker. If the Cubs spend big this off-season, it’ll be on starting pitching. Maybe a catcher or first baseman if there’s someone too good to pass on.
I don’t think it will happen, but I remember when Adrian Beltre went to the Red Sox one year and then he signed that big deal with Texas. Rangers have a lot of money coming off the books Scott Boras, and the Rangers organization is Tight.
I could see him making an AAV of $25M/year. Only concern would be his durability when making those contract signings.
He had a strong year this year with his RVPG of 0.708, which was quite high but assuming say an 8% decline due to age/power, it brings that number down to 0.651. Over 135 games that results in 88 Runs Created., which would sit around a reasonable 3.5 WAR.
Just depends on where he lands.
25MM seems reasonable for a longer term deal, but I feel like some team will get suckered into like 5/150.
Detroit will be eager to acquire Bregman.
Hopefully for Boston and their fans they resign Bregman. Would be a pretty bad look to lose Bregman and Devers after 1 season of Bregman. I honestly think Bregman will be back on a longer contract. I think I remember him saying he really liked the Red Sox. But then again Blake Snell said he enjoyed and would be open to resigning with the Giants when that wasn’t going to happen. I suppose Snell is happy in LA on a long term contract and yearly playoff berths. I don’t care for him and the way he handled the early season last year and opting out of his last start with the Giants. All that said he sure pitched one hell of a game last night. Hope Bregman returns to you Red Sox fans. This will be his last chance to cash in on a lucrative 4-5 year contract.
Very good player. Is he worth $40 mil/yr…..NO
Please let him go. Find a slugger.
I think the Sox really, really like Bregman. We know Cora loves him. We also know Heyman isn’t above a favor for his buddy Boras. It stands to reason that the player and his agent would like to maximize his value as long as they can. I don’t fault anyone in this. If he re-signs the sox have a proven commodity at 3B that they really like as a leader in the clubhouse for an exciting young team. If he leaves the sox have one of the smoothest defending prospects in years starting at 3B who just needs to prove what he can do with the bat.
He may be the most overrated player in the game. In 2025, he logged 18 home runs, 61 RBI, 1 stolen base and hit .273. Oh, and he was injured for a long stretch too.
The dude is not young. Has been in the league 10 years and his near-MVP years were light years ago, in 2018 and 2019.
There is NO WAY I would sign him for the deal he is looking for. Trust me, he’ll be the next terrible contract is some team gives him more than 4 years.
Therealeman is spot on!! Sox need to go young and stay away from older players who sit on the bench for 45days with a leg cramp!
yay time to again play “Who Will Overpay For A Cheater?”