Chicago Cubs, Alex Bregman
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Alex Bregman has left the Boston Red Sox. He's reportedly agreed to a $175 million, five-year contract with the Chicago Cubs.
This offseason, the Boston Red Sox continued their quest to re-sign former member Alex Bregman for the upcoming season. Unfortunately, it did not work out, as the Chicago Cubs landed the star third baseman.
At the outset of the offseason, the Red Sox publicly acknowledged they needed additional power to not only compete in the division but to advance deeper in October. They acquired Willson Contreras, but his production merely matches what they got out of Bregman a year ago. Offensively speaking, the Sox are back to ground zero.
It also leaves the Cubs with an infield surplus. Matt Shaw, coming off a solid rookie season, was slated to enter the year at the hot corner, but with Bregman now in town, Shaw co
Tom Domol (Cubs Insider*): Adding Bellinger, Bregman, or Bichette would make Cubs legit World Series contenders. “While both Bregman and Bellinger are represented by Scott Boras, the Cubs are not strangers to working with him.”