The Boston Red Sox have been rumored to be interested in signing free agent Alex Bregman since missing out on generational bat Juan Soto.
Signing Bregman makes sense for the Red Sox since he can rake from the right side of the plate, which is something the left-handed-heavy Sox could really use.
ESPN’s David Schoenfield reported Tuesday that Boston is among seven teams in the mix for Bregman, along with the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.
While Schoenfield pointed out that the Red Sox don’t need a third baseman with Rafael Devers manning the left corner of the infield, there are other benefits to Boston bringing in Bregman.
“Among players with at least 95 regular-season plate appearances at Fenway, Bregman has the highest OPS,” Schoenfield wrote. “Higher than Ted Williams or Lou Gehrig or David Ortiz. He has hit .375/.490/.750 in 21 games at Fenway. Small sample size and all that, but Bregman’s dead-pull approach is perfectly suited for the Green Monster — much more so than Yankee Stadium, that’s for sure.
“Two other benefits for the Red Sox in signing Bregman: He improves the infield defense for a ground ball-heavy staff (Boston had the seventh-highest ground ball rate in 2024), and he brings a right-handed bat to a lineup that leans left-handed with Devers, (Triston) Casas, Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu and Masataka Yoshida.”
One factor Schoenfield didn’t touch on is the fact Bregman has a relationship with Red Sox skipper Alex Cora. The two shared the Astros’ dugout in 2017 when Cora was the bench coach with Houston.
