Are we having fun living and dying by lightly-sourced rumors about the Alex Bregman negotiations? No? Well, too bad, that’s all we got. What else are you going to do, watch football? Ugh, how awful. According to the latest reports, Bregman’s market is now more robust than it was last year and he is seeking a six-year deal. I will eat my son’s now-useless Rafael Devers shirsey if this Red Sox front office gives a 31-year-old a six-year deal. (Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic)
And if you think the talk about a six-year contract for Bregman is mostly bluster, well, it probably is. But at least one highly-source insider is saying he is not “likely to move off such an ask.” (Jeff Passan, ESPN)
And there’s apparently another team in the mix for Bregman, the AL Champion the Toronoto Blue Jays (also from Jeff Passan, speaking to Michael Kay):
But not so fast! For all this talk about Bregman’s market heating up, one Diamondbacks insider doesn’t like the Snakes’ odds:
When we first heard the Marte chatter, it was easy to dismiss it as attempts to gain leverage in the Bregman negotiations. But is he actually the perfect fit for the Sox? (Ian Browne, MLB.com)
For all this talk about potentially saying goodbye to Alex Bregman, we’ve got another player to say goodbye to. Abraham Toro, who briefly stepped in to fill a gaping hole at first base this season, has signed a minor league deal with the Royals. (Max Rieper, Royals Review)
