MLB insider says Red Sox have made an ‘aggressive offer’ to keep Alex Bregman

The calendar has turned to 2026, and Alex Bregman nonetheless stays a free agent. However no less than one insider believes Bregman will wind up re-signing with the Purple Sox.

Boston reportedly made “an aggressive provide” to maintain Bregman, ESPN’s Buster Olney reported Friday.

“I believe Alex Bregman goes to return to the Purple Sox,” Olney said on TSN’s “1st Up.” “They valued him final summer season.”

Whereas Olney believes Bregman will stick with the Purple Sox, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported the Blue Jays and Diamondbacks have been essentially the most aggressive groups within the Bregman sweepstakes. However Feinsand added that a “Purple Sox reunion stays a chance.”

The Cubs and Tigers have additionally been rumored among the many groups attempting to signal Bregman away from the Purple Sox this offseason, Feinsand reported.

It’s unclear what precisely these groups are providing, although. Bregman is in search of a six-year contract in free company as his market is “extra strong” than when he was a free agent final offseason, The Athletic‘s Jen McCaffrey reported in December.

Bregman sought the same deal final offseason and turned down arguably extra aggressive provides to affix the Purple Sox. He reportedly turned down a six-year, $171.5 million contract provide from the Tigers, whereas the Astros reportedly gave Bregman a six-year, $156 million provide. Bregman finally signed a three-year, $120 million take care of the Purple Sox, which included opt-outs after the primary and second seasons.

ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel recently projected that Bregman would get a five-year, $170 million deal or a six-year deal to assist decrease the typical annual worth. The Athletic projected that Bregman would get a six-year, $171 million deal getting into the offseason.

As Bregman took a contract with a shorter time period final offseason, this offseason may mark his ultimate probability to get a significant payday. Bregman will flip 32 in March, and whereas he was productive in 2025, he had some struggles within the ultimate month of the season after lacking time because of a quad harm. He hit .187 within the ultimate 27 video games of the common season, including two residence runs with a .581 OPS in that stretch.

Nonetheless, Bregman was arguably the Purple Sox’ prime hitter in 2025 as he earned his third All-Star nod. He hit .273 with a .821 OPS, 18 homers, and 62 RBIs in 114 video games, changing Rafael Devers at third base.

Bregman’s management was additionally lauded by many across the group in his first 12 months in Boston because the Sox referred to as up prime prospects Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer, and Kristian Campbell in 2025.

“The management a part of it’s actual. The participant is actual. The protection is wonderful. He’s a very good dude,” Cora told the “Section 10 Podcast” in November. “He truly embraced the entire Boston factor, the Sam Adams business. That man, he will get it. He’s clearly a game-changer. He had the precise to decide out. However on the similar time, we all know he loved taking part in in Boston and at Fenway.”