The long-term Tigers deal Alex Bregman spurned for $120 million Red Sox contract
NY Post
Alex Bregman took the significantly larger short-term money over the grander long-term deal.
The longtime Astros standout infielder agreed Wednesday night to a deal with the Red Sox for three years and $120 million with opt-outs after the first two seasons.
The deal includes deferred money.
Bregman accepted the more eye-popping average-annual-value offer over the Tigers’ larger guaranteed total. The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed that Detroit had offered Bregman $171.5 million over six seasons — with an opt-out after 2026 — and he turned down the roughly $28.5 million average.
With Boston, Bregman can make $40 million (albeit partly deferred) in one year and, if he performs, can try to cash in on a steeper pact a year from now.
Part of the hope for Bregman and the Red Sox is Fenway Park will help the chances of the early opt-out being triggered.
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