BREAKING NEWS: Mookie Betts said he loved his time in Boston and still watches Red Sox games. He’s said very similar things multiple times before, but because so many people continue to insist that he’s lying and was determined to leave town, it’s apparently going to be news every single time he mentions us, in any capacity, from now until the heat death of the universe. (Connor Roche, Boston Globe)
In actual news, we have some updates on the ongoing Alex Bregman saga (Is it a saga at this point?) Reports broke this weekend that, while the Red Sox and Bregman have been actively engaged in contract talks all offseason, the sticking point is the length of the deal, as the Red Sox are not currently willing to go over four years for the 31-year-old infielder.