Boston Red Sox fans are heady enough to realize that an Alex Bregman return is not guaranteed. Such is the unpredictable nature of free agency, and Bregman has plenty of suitors, not excluding a Detroit Tigers franchise that has coveted him for years.
And while the most even-keeled Sox supporters are well-prepared for Bregman to join another club, even if it would be surprising, one thing that absolutely no Red Sox fan on Earth could bear to witness is Bregman joining the Toronto Blue Jays.
That’s what made MLB insider Jim Bowden’s new piece for The Athletic so disturbing.
“There are several contending teams that Bregman would be a difference-maker for if he signs with any of them, including the Tigers, Phillies, Mariners, Yankees, Mets and Blue Jays, as well as non-contending teams like the Angels and Pirates,” Bowden wrote on Wednesday. “His free agency is going to be must-watch during the Winter Meetings.”
Was Bowden merely poking Boston’s fan base with this Blue Jays mention, or is there real and sturdy information out there suggesting that a Bregman-Jays marriage is in the cards? Either way, this would be a gut-punch beyond imagination for the Red Sox and their fan base, so it’s healthiest to assume Bowden merely tossed Toronto in there to stir up emotions.
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