It’s honest to say that the Red Sox fanbase is split over the Alex Bregman signing. That in and of itself is noteworthy as I truthfully can’t bear in mind the final time a serious free agent acquisition of an All-Star nonetheless in his prime wasn’t met with close to common reward from Sox followers (though perhaps the Trevor Story deal matches right here, as many appropriately noticed that it portended the tip of the Xander Bogaerts period). However his new teammates actually sound excited to have Bregman within the fold. (Julian McWilliams, Boston Globe)
Two gamers specifically, although, won’t be as pumped about Bregman’s arrival: Vaughn Grissom and Kristian Campbell, who will now have a more durable time breaking into the lineup if Bregman performs second base, as he’s at the moment anticipated to do. With that as context, Grissom says the signing is giving him extra motivation. (Chris Cotillo, MassLive)
In fact there’s nonetheless a respectable query of whether or not Alex Bregman may even play second base on the MLB degree. However Lou Merloni, for one, thinks he’ll have a straightforward transition.
The outfielders probably received’t be impacted by Bregman (assuming this doesn’t push Masataka Yoshida again out onto the grass), which is why Jarren Duran is as soon as once more aiming to play all 162 video games of the season. (Julian McWilliams, Boston Globe)
Given the positional crunch, it nonetheless appears extraordinarily potential that the Purple Sox make a major commerce earlier than the season begins. Triston Casas, Masataka Yoshida, and David Hamilton all landed on this record of gamers who’re the most probably to get traded. (Jayson Stark, The Athletic)
Furthermore, the Bregman acquisition doesn’t essentially shut the door on the potential Nolan Arenado commerce. (Tom Carroll, WEEI)
Because it stands, the Bregman deal pushed the Sox to the second-most wins within the AL in FanGraph’s projections. However that doesn’t imply issues will likely be simple for the Sox this 12 months: your entire AL East is projected to be over .500. (Chad Jennings, The Athletic)
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