Overview
- Alex Bregman has opted out of his Red Sox contract and is drawing reported interest from the Red Sox, Tigers, Phillies, Mariners, Cubs and Mets, with Scott Boras steering talks and some insiders questioning Boston’s appetite for a long-term, top-of-market deal.
- Kyle Tucker is being treated as this class’s premier target, with projections ranging roughly from $350 million to more than $400 million and frequent links to the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Yankees and Mets, and he is expected to reject a qualifying offer that carries draft-pick costs for the signing club.
- Toronto is forecast in multiple predictions to pursue splashy moves, including Tucker and lefty Framber Valdez, while separate analysis outlines the Dodgers weighing Tucker only if the years align, with Kyle Schwarber and posted slugger Munetaka Murakami cited as alternative fits.
- A rival-scout-sourced report suggested the Mets could shop Jeff McNeil and let Pete Alonso leave without a team-friendly deal, but a prominent Mets analyst publicly questioned the reliability of that claim as Alonso hits the market off an All-Star, Silver Slugger season and without qualifying-offer penalties.
- If Alonso departs, MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo notes New York could pivot to Bregman with Mark Vientos shifting to first base, and separate speculation links the Mets to Cody Bellinger as the Yankees are predicted by some to push to re-sign him.