{"id":689429,"date":"2026-05-03T18:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/689429\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T18:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:06:30","slug":"alex-bregman-made-best-decision-of-offseason-to-join-cubs-instead-of-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/689429\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Bregman made best decision of offseason to join Cubs instead of Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Bregman made best decision of offseason to join Cubs instead of Red Sox <\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Cubs<\/a> won the Alex Bregman<\/a> bidding war this past offseason, signing the superstar third baseman to a huge $140 million-plus deal.<\/p>\n

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He had the option of going back to join the Boston Red Sox<\/a>, but instead chose to leave Boston after just one season and join the Cubs. With how the first month of the year has gone, that’s looked like a brilliant decision.<\/p>\n

And as USA Today’s Bob Nightengale<\/a> noted, this decision from Bregman wound up being a great one, as Nightengale called it the best decision of the offseason.<\/p>\n

Alex Bregman made the best decision of MLB offseason<\/p>\n

“Best decision, Alex Bregman,” Nightengale writes. “He was spared the Red Sox soap opera with manager Alex Cora, a close friend, and six of his coaches being dumped three weeks into the season.”<\/p>\n

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While there were plenty of other great moves made by teams and players around baseball, there might not be a better outcome for a player than Bregman.<\/p>\n

Instead of re-signing with the Red Sox and coming back to what’s been a disastrous season so far, he’s on the Cubs, a top contender with a ton of positive momentum.<\/p>\n

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The Red Sox fired Alex Cora and five other coaches, there’s internal strife among the players, and the team is 13-20, with the worst record in the division.<\/p>\n

The Cubs are 21-12, best record in the division, and Bregman is playing a little above average with a .701 OPS and 105 OPS+.<\/p>\n

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Bregman made the right call to leave the Red Sox and join the Cubs this past offseason. There might not be a better decision in baseball from any team or player, as Bregman avoided disaster and is on a World Series-caliber team as well.<\/p>\n

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