Boston Red Sox fans were dumbfounded when they heard that Alex Bregman was signing with the Chicago Cubs. Ironically, the organization itself was apparently also just as surprised.
Former two-time MLB All-Star A.J. Pierzynski went on Foul Territory to talk about the signing and explained Bregman was frustrated with the Sox not meeting his market value, and that Boston actually didn’t believe he had other suitors.
“[The Red Sox] made an offer to Alex Bregman early in the offseason, and said, ‘Here it is.’ And [Bregman’s] camp kept going back, saying, ‘That’s not our market. Our market is higher than that.’ And it made Alex a little bit mad, and they would not move…So Bregman’s camp, with Boras, goes back to them and says, ‘Hey, we have a higher offer, and we’re probably gonna take it.’ And the Red Sox were like, ‘We don’t believe you. If you can do it, do it,’” Pierzynski revealed.
Pierzynski then went on to explain that then Bregman’s camp started putting the Cubs deal in motion, which led the Sox to counter with their most recent offer. However, Bregman was already mad, and the Sox’ deal was still inferior to the Cubs’.
So, in short, the Red Sox tried to call Bregman’s bluff, and it turned out to be real. They thought they had all the leverage, and, spoiler alert, they didn’t.
Now, the Red Sox need to learn from this embarrassing mistake and make sure the next superstar they set their eyes on, they actually try to work with him.
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