The Boston Red Sox are going to look much better next season with Garrett Crochet, Lucas Giolito, and Walker Buehler in the rotation. Craig Breslow and the front office have been atypically aggressive in pursuit of upgrades, too, with Boston making runs at Juan Soto, Max Fried, and other top free agents.
It has been a struggle to push a big-ticket free agent signing across the finish line, but Boston has also been purposefully patient — especially when it comes to third baseman Alex Bregman, whose market appears stagnant. Bregman is looking for a seven-year deal and significant compensation. As of now, teams aren’t taking the bait.
There are several teams in the mix for Bregman, with the Blue Jays, Tigers, Cubs, and Mets most popular in the rumor mill. And the Red Sox, of course. Boston’s patience ought to pay off, though, as the signs sure do favor the Red Sox here. There’s enough smoke around the league to reasonably peg Boston as the outright favorites to land the two-time World Series champ.
It helps when your manager has waxed poetic about Bregman’s potential fit as a “Gold Glove second baseman” across from Rafael Devers in the infield
There is, of course, very little precedent for managers announcing major free agent signings via cryptic, willfully oblique tweets. That said, there’s a first time for everything
