Why Bo Bichette, Alex Bregman Could Decide Each Other’s Fate
Boston and Toronto are in on both players
The MLB offseason is more than half over, but many top free agents remain unsigned, including Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette and Alex Bregman.
Boston Red Sox fans are growing anxious over whether Bregman will re-sign with the Red Sox after opting out of his contract. The longer Boston waits, the more likely it becomes that another team will swoop in and sign him.
The Red Sox may not be the frontrunner for Bregman anymore, either, based on Mark Feinsand’s report for MLB.com on Thursday. According to Feinsand, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays “may be the two most aggressive clubs in the hunt for Bregman,” although a reunion with Boston is still possible.
Feinsand adds that the Red Sox and Blue Jays are both competing for Bichette as well. Accordingly, the free-agent decisions of Bregman and Bichette are closely related.
If Bregman returns to Boston, Toronto becomes more likely to re-sign Bichette and vice versa. If Bregman joins the Blue Jays, the Red Sox may counter by signing Bichette.
Boston can be flexible thanks to Marcelo Mayer’s defensive versatility. If Bregman leaves, the Red Sox could put him at third base and sign Bichette to play second base. If Bregman stays, Mayer can man second.
It depends on which of the two All-Stars signs first, and where. Regardless, it sounds like there’s a high likelihood of them either returning to their teams or switching teams with each other, the latter of which would make things even more interesting in the AL East.
