Before the 2025 season, Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million contract with Boston, but he opted out of the final two years of it when the Red Sox's season ended. This means that he is a free agent for the second straight offseason.

Chris Bassitt will turn 37 years old ahead of the 2026 season. The Red Sox watched as he spent the last season with the Toronto Blue Jays. He made 32 starts, and the veteran arm ate up 170.1 innings. Bassitt also made seven appearances in the postseason, and allowed just one earned run in 8.2 innings of work.

A recent bold prediction has the Detroit Tigers making a big splash in free agency this year by signing Alex Bregman.

Scott Boras took over the MLB GM Meetings, but by now rival executives can see right through his schtick. The super-agent's wordplay will only get him so far, a