The Los Angeles Dodgers are entering the offseason with the clear intention of adding to a veteran-heavy lineup, and there is reason to believe star third baseman Alex Bregman should be a strong candidate to sign with L.A.
With Max Muncy entering the final year of his contract and coming off an underwhelming 2025 season, the Dodgers should pursue an upgrade at third base.
Bregman, who is coming off a productive 2025 campaign in Boston, fits the Dodgers’ needs for discipline at the plate, postseason experience, and infield stability, even though his potential arrival isn’t without controversy.
Here’s why this should be a proposal discussed more amongst the MLB Community.
*THIS IS A PREDICTION, NOT A REPORT*
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If the Dodgers pursue Bregman, they would be acquiring one of baseball’s most consistently productive infielders over the past decade. The 2025 season was another example of Bregman’s value: he produced a .262 batting average, 22 home runs, 87 RBIs, and an .802 OPS across 153 games.
He also recorded 154 hits, 37 doubles, and graded out strongly in plate discipline with more walks than strikeouts. His mix of power, on-base skills, and reliability continues to make him one of the most stable third basemen in MLB.
Even at age 31, Bregman remains one of the league’s toughest at-bats, a skill set the Dodgers prioritize. His postseason résumé only increases his market value — Bregman has played in more playoff games than nearly any active position player, a trait Los Angeles always chases.
Adding that type of competitiveness to a Dodgers lineup often criticized for going quiet in October would be a major draw for Dave Roberts and the front office. Simply put, if the Dodgers want a high-floor, high-IQ hitter who produces annually, Bregman checks every box.
Why the Dodgers Should Pursue Him
Los Angeles has uncertainty at third base, and that’s where Bregman fills an immediate need. Max Muncy, their primary starter at the position, is entering the final year of his deal and is coming off a disappointing 2025 season.
Muncy posted just a .207 batting average with 19 home runs, a .703 OPS, and struggled both in consistency and durability. While he still brings left-handed power, his declining on-base skills and defensive limitations have made third base one of the organization’s biggest question marks moving forward.
The Dodgers have no clear long-term successor at the position either, which makes Bregman’s projected fit even more seamless.
With Los Angeles already committing large financial resources to veterans such as Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, adding a polished, playoff-tested right-handed bat in Bregman would strengthen the core while reducing their dependency on aging players who have battled injuries in recent years.
Given how aggressive the Dodgers historically are in free agency — from signing stars like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Freddie Freeman, this shouldn’t be a shock if they were interested.
Potential Alex Bregman Contract
Despite the strong on-field fit, there are notable obstacles that could complicate a projected Bregman-to-Los-Angeles signing.
The first is Bregman’s age. At 31, he is likely seeking a long-term deal, possibly in the five- or six-year range.
The Dodgers already have one of the oldest lineups in baseball, and committing big money deep into Bregman’s mid-30s comes with risk, especially given their existing financial commitments to aging stars. L.A. has been careful in recent years about giving long-term deals to players on the wrong side of 30, and Bregman may test how far they’re willing to stretch that philosophy.
The second concern is more emotional but still very real: Bregman’s connection to the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal.
Dodgers fans have long been vocal about their disdain for Astros players tied to the 2017 World Series controversy, and Bregman was one of the most visible figures from that team. While winning often heals wounds, the front office will have to weigh the public-relations cost of signing a player many Dodgers fans spent years criticizing.
Still, the Dodgers have never let public perception dictate roster building — and talent almost always wins out.
Projecting Alex Bregman to sign with the Dodgers makes sense on nearly every baseball level: he fills a positional need, replaces an aging and declining Max Muncy, brings elite plate discipline, and adds postseason credibility to an organization that expects championships every single year