Following a lengthy sweepstakes involving multiple teams, free agent infielder Alex Bregman chose to sign with the Red Sox earlier this week.
Bregman’s three-year, $120 million contract agreement with Boston topped all other offers made by clubs such as the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. For example, the Tigers reportedly offered the 30-year-old a six-year, $171.5 million deal, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press.
Detroit’s president of baseball operations Scott Harris commented on his team missing out on Bregman to the Red Sox on Friday.
“We want players who want to be here,” Harris said, via Petzold.