By any objective measure, signing Alex Bregman was a baseball smart move for the Red Sox, even at the somewhat preposterous — and somewhat phony — sticker price of $40 million a year over three years, provided Bregs, with his multiple opt-outs, stays that long. I’m usually the first person to remind others to avoid sticker shock, but my brain and heart are in conflict on this one, given my extreme dislike, to this point, of Alex Bregman, the player.
Can I change? Can this old dog learn new tricks? Maybe. Is this deal worth celebrating?