{"id":117501,"date":"2025-11-06T11:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T11:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=117501"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T11:15:35","slug":"former-gm-predicts-robust-market-for-red-sox-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=117501","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udce2 MARKET ALERT: Former GM says a \u201crobust market\u201d awaits Red Sox All-Star Alex Bregman \u2014 and bidding wars may force Boston\u2019s hand this offseason."},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Plenty of teams could use Alex Bregman<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleHeaderDetails\">\n<p>Tyler Maher 6 Hours Ago2 Min Read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-2047238\">\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleContentDetails\">\n<p><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->Alex Bregman is officially a free agent after opting out of his contract with the Boston Red Sox on Monday, and he figures to have plenty of suitors this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off his third All-Star appearance and highest OPS since 2019, Bregman still has plenty of value heading into his age-32 season. His bat was good enough to make him an AL Silver Slugger finalist this year, and he remains a Gold Glove-caliber defender at the hot corner.<\/p>\n<p>Throw in his extensive postseason experience, leadership ability and other intangibles, and there will likely be a long list of teams bidding for his services this winter.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on MLB Network on Wednesday, former GM Steve Phillips identified several possible landing spots for Bregman.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Phillips named the Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals as possible contenders for Bregman.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s gonna be a robust market,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cI think there are a lot of teams that will be in on him. It\u2019s gonna be interesting to see what that deal looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>That\u2019s bad news for Boston, as a lot of competition for Bregman will drive up his price and make him more likely to sign elsewhere. The Red Sox have seen how crazy bidding wars can get for free agents, like the one the San Diego Padres won for Xander Bogaerts a few years ago.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The offseason has only just begun, so time will tell how Bregman\u2019s situation shakes out and which teams seriously pursue him. Boston should be one of them, but it won\u2019t be the only one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c3c54c1129ee9a863afbe57c6cbb67e?s=96&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Former GM Predicts 'Robust Market' For Red Sox All-Star\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h3>Tyler Maher<\/h3>\n<p>Editorial Writer<\/p>\n<p>Former editor for Forbes Advisor, Minute Media and MLB.com. A Tufts alum and Massachusetts native who moved all the way to Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured image via Brian Fluharty\/Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former GM Steve Phillips named several teams besides the Boston Red Sox that could be interested in pursuing Alex Bregman this offseason<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":117502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udce2 MARKET ALERT: Former GM says a \u201crobust market\u201d awaits Red Sox All-Star Alex Bregman \u2014 and bidding wars may force Boston\u2019s hand this offseason. - 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