Agent Scott Boras says client Alex Bregman open to contract renegotiations

Boston Globe

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The Bregman dynamic took on greater significance in the organization's bigger-picture future last week. In the aftermath of the
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There is recent precedent for a Boras-involved in-season extension in this type of situation.
Matt Chapman
signed a similar contract with the Giants heading into 2024: three years, $54 million, the ability to reach free agency again after each season.
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After they spent most of the first year getting to know each other, Chapman and the Giants decided it was a good match and re-upped for six years and $151 million in September.
'Those are questions that only the team can propose,' Boras said of the pre-offseason talks. 'I think everybody is focused on the season. But the idea of it is if you have a player playing at a high level where he's at, that's important for the team to look at and important for the player to look at.'
Alex Bregman was batting .299 with 11 home runs and 35 RBIs when he suffered a right quad strain last month.
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Through about one-third of the season before getting hurt, Bregman batted .299 with a .385 OBP and .553 slugging percentage, plus 11 home runs and 35 RBI. At 31, he was on pace for his best offensive season since 2019.
The Red Sox were impressed, too, with his off-field contributions, from helping mentor the likes of
Roman Anthony
,
Marcelo Mayer
, and
Kristian Campbell
to serving as a resource for chief baseball officer
Craig Breslow
and the front office.
And the family has liked being in a new city (for the first time in Bregman's career following nine seasons in Houston), Boras said. Bregman and his wife,
Reagan
, had their second son,
Bennett
, in April.
'They're at a time in their life where things are really great,' Boras said. 'Playing in Boston is something they really enjoy. And the community has been wonderful to them.'
As for Bregman's injury: Boras echoed manager
Alex Cora's
frequent sentiment about wanting to be careful in his rehabilitation, being responsible and pushing back against Bregman's raring-to-go approach.
'I'm sure he'd like to be back yesterday. He's a quick-twitch athlete, so we have to listen to the doctors, the trainers and take our time to get him ready,' Boras said. 'It's about being smart. You want to be smart. Once he comes back, you want him back for the remainder.'
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A return to the scene
The Red Sox' visit to Angel Stadium this week marked
Trevor Story's
first time back since
After fleetingly acknowledging the occasion to himself prior to the series opener — 'literally just five seconds' — Story called it 'a full-circle moment.'
'I feel grateful to be playing and healthy and feeling more like myself on the field,' he said. 'You don't realize how much you miss it until you can't play it. I feel that every day I get to play it, especially here.
'Being back here, where it all happened, it's more recognizing how far I've come as opposed to looking back and [thinking], 'Oh man, I wish that didn't happen.' Definitely more of a positive.'
Monday marked Trevor Story's return to Anaheim where he fractured his left shoulder on April 5, 2024.
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Marcelo Mayer's newest spot
Walker Buehler
(6.29 ERA) will take his next turn in the rotation, per Cora. That is scheduled for Sunday against the Blue Jays at Fenway Park. 'Honestly, I believe we're close,' Cora said . . .
Tanner Houck's
second rehab start for Triple A Worcester: 1⅔ inning, three hits, four runs (all earned), two walks, two strikeouts. He is scheduled to start again Sunday.
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