One of the great questions surrounding the Red Sox in the big picture of what has been a mostly successful 2025 season, with the influx of promising young talent onto the roster, remains what will happen with the guy who has established himself as the elder statesman of the bunch, third baseman Alex Bregman.
The Red Sox were shrewd to nail down Bregman as a free agent this offseason, his first year playing outside of Houston. But though the team gave him three years and $120 million, it was always, essentially, a one-year deal for $25 million, because Bregman has an option after this season that he was almost a sure bet to exercise.
Though Bregman missed nearly two months with a quad injury, he is batting .279 with a .362 on-base percentage and .474 slugging mark. He is a top-notch infielder and a mentor for the likes of Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer, so his value in Boston has been established.
Though the Red Sox would very much like to lock up Bregman on an extension, and though he wants to stick around in Boston, his agent–Scott Boras–made clear that is not happening.
Red Sox Have Relatively Cheap Young Players
The Red Sox have signed young players like Kristian Campbell and, more recently, Anthony, to long-term extensions during the season. They did the same with closer Aroldis Chapman, too. But for the Red Sox to re-sign Bregman, they’ll need to wait until the winter.
“We’re at the point now where you wait until the offseason and see what transpires,” Boras told WEEI in Boston. “Obviously, I think he’s very open about it. He has enjoyed it there. The team has more defined promise than it did a year ago. With free agency, you have to see how things go.”
Alex Bregman Could Attract a Lot of Attention
At age 31, though, it will be interesting to see how far the Red Sox are willing to go on Bregman. Third base is a position of need for several contenders around baseball–the Yankees, Tigers and Mets come to mind–so Boras can be expected to lead a bidding war.
But the Red Sox make the most sense for Bregman. He is a good fit for Fenway, and the fact that they have young, cheap labor on hand with developing stars at key positions–and that they dumped Rafael Devers’ contract in a trade–means they have the financial wherewithal to pay Bregman.
“They’ve got a couple of great players at very discounted prices by signing them young in their careers,” Boras said. “… Plus there are other young players coming. They all need championship leadership. When you go back and look at what makes teams successful you go find players who are quality enough at the All-Star level but also have championship leadership and experience which benefits the growth of so many young players.
“I would certainly think the foundation of the Red Sox is in a much more defined position than it was a year ago.”
Red Sox Value Leadership
Boras, of course, is a biased observer, but he touted the ability of Bregman to be a leader in the locker room, and his track record of doing that. Again, given the Red Sox’s situation, it makes signing him all the more necessary. The Red Sox were familiar with Bregman from manager Alex Cora’s time in Houston, so they were not surprised by his leadership.
“When you’re on the inside of Alex Bregman and you know who he is, none of this is a surprise to me,” Boras said. “People are wildly dismissive of it because of the fact you always hear what a great player is going to do, but until you see it unfold … The leadership is that much of a jewel to so many different players, whether they’re international players or whether they’re young American players coming up through the system.
“They all relate to him. They all understand him. So consequentially, you’ve got an academic environment with an athletic environment that creates very rare results.”
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