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By Aaliyan Mohammed
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The Boston Red Sox have not met their offseason expectations so far. However, they have gotten Masataka Yoshida back, and Alex Bregman should be returning soon as well.
Bregman was named an All-Star and was having a great year before his quad injury. With Rafael Devers' contract off the books, the Red Sox can afford to extend Bregman so he does not exercise his opt-out after the season. Bregman and his agent, Scott Boras, have made it known they are open to signing an extension.
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While the Red Sox would like to extend Bregman, The Athletic's Jim Bowden reported that the team could try to trade him if extension talks stall. However, MassLive's Sean McAdam reported that a team official "dismissed" the notion that the team would trade him if an extension is not agreed to by the trade deadline.
"One top Red Sox official dismissed the idea that the team would look into trading Alex Bregman if a contract extension can't be reached before trade deadline, saying: 'We're trying to win.' Contract talks have been casual, with club more focused on draft, deadline etc," McAdam wrote on X.
The Red Sox and Craig Breslow have been adamant that the team is trying to win this year, even after the Rafael Devers trade. Trading away Bregman would not be a step in that direction.
He is slashing .299/.385/.553 this season, and is the team's best hitter now that Devers is gone. Even if Bregman cannot reach an extension, the Red Sox now have the money to sign him to a new deal in free agency, although that does come with the risk of getting into a bidding war. There is no official deadline for an extension. Perhaps after the MLB Draft, extension talks could heat up.
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