The Alex Bregman whispers have been taking place at the periphery of the greater Cubs offseason conversation for a while now, but they’ve gotten louder and more central the longer the third baseman remains on the market. They became full-throated on Tuesday with a report from Bruce Levine that the Cubs have had “casual conversations” with Scott Boras about the possibility of his client doing a short deal with early opt-outs. So, basically, a more expensive version of the Cody Bellinger contract they just purged via sell-trade with the Yankees.
What’s funny about all this is that Bregman carries a lot of name recognition from his time with the Astros, but the Cubs just acquired a much better player from Houston at a lower cost.