Agent Scott Boras spoke to the media at the general managers meetings in San Antonio today. He discussed the situations with many of his clients, noting that infielder Alex Bregman underwent a procedure to remove a bone chip from his right elbow. Per Boras, Bregman will resume swinging in a few weeks and should be fine for spring training. Chandler Rome of The Athletic was among those to relay the news on X.
The news doesn’t come out of nowhere, as Bregman dealt with some elbow soreness in August. He didn’t go on the injured list but did miss about a week and then served as the designated hitter for a few games once he returned to the lineup. He was back at third base at the end of August and through September but clearly the issue lingered enough that it needed offseason attention.
Assuming the timeline provided by Boras is accurate, it shouldn’t be a big deal for Bregman, as he will seemingly have plenty of opportunity to heal up. But it will nonetheless be something for clubs to monitor before making a sizable investment in Bregman.
He recently ranked third on MLBTR’s annual list of the Top 50 Free Agents with a prediction that he could secure a guarantee of $182MM over a seven-year deal. As clubs like the Astros, Mariners, Blue Jays, Mets, Yankees, Tigers and others consider forking over that kind of cash, any kind of health situation will be something to watch closely. The free agent market doesn’t really have another viable everyday third baseman but the trade market could feature guys like Nolan Arenado or Eugenio Suárez.
Durability has generally been a strong suit in Bregman’s career. He missed a small amount of time in 2020 due to a right hamstring discomfort then in 2021 due to a left quad strain, but he appeared in at least 155 games from 2017 to 2019, then again in 2022 and 2023 before getting into 145 this past season. He’s hit .272/.366/.483 in his career with above-average defense at third base, allowing him to produce 39.7 wins above replacement so far, in the eyes of FanGraphs.
Goodbye, gremlins!
Quite an expensive bone chip they removed from him.
Especially when that chip was telling him what pitch was coming.
I hope the Jays future third basemen is alright
I like him for 3B too.
I think if the Jays are not able to land Soto, then they should allocate those $600+M on multiple stars. Teoscar Hernandez, Blake Snell, Paul Goldschmidt, Alex Bregman and Corbin Burnes.
Then go out and land more talent in trades for Devin Williams CL, Brendan Donovan and Luis Robert Jr. OF.
1.Luis Robert Jr. CF
2.Paul Goldschmidt 1B
3.Bo Bichette SS
4.Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B
5.Alex Bregman 3B
6.Teoscar Hernández LF
7.Alejandro Kirk C
8.Brendan Donovan 2B
9.George Springer RF
Jansen/orMaldonado, Varsho OF, Clement INF, Luke OF.
1.Corbin Burnes
2.Blake Snell
3.Kevin Gausman
4.Chirs Bassit
5.José Berrios
I know is a lot to ask and a lot of moves, But is very doable if they really want to.
Guys like Bregman and Goldy are not going to break the bank. Neither the other 3. So yeah, it is doable !!
That pitching core is going to hate the defense behind them. The non-existent bullpen will be the same. How do you put a potential platinum glove award winner on the bench?
This is hilarious lol
But at least we finally found Mark P’s burner account : )
Not exactly news.
I’m glad he survived the procedure. There’s always some risk associated with medical procedures.
Glad this injury is not as serious as another of Boras’s client’s , Michael Conforto,’s injury.
Why do I see Scott Boras in front of all the General Managers like Monty Python and the Holy Grail’s Black Knight, exclaiming, “C’mon now, It’s only a flesh wound!”
Should have removed the boras chip on his shoulder.
Boras is hawking his wares to all the teams. “Folks, he’s strong as a bull and ready to play ball! And we start the bidding, do I hear 200 million dollars?!”
C’mon, Acoss1331! At least $400M to start. If Soto is getting $600M, Bregman is at least worth $400M. 😀
You’re right Old York! This is a Scott Boras client, we start the bidding at 400 mil!
Bregman not going to sniff anywhere near 7/180. I put him at 5/115-125 range at $23-25 million avv
He is absolutely making more than Matt Chapman
Alex Bregman should hire Carlos Correa’s massage therapist prior to the season.
– Carl Winslow
Can I now take the UNDER on whatever the expectations were for his new contract?
@Rodibidably
I’m not saying Spotrac is the ultimate source but according to them, his market value is $30M/yr. Probably should get something between the contract of Matt Chapman and Nolan Arenado.
spotrac.com/mlb/player/market-value/_/id/17617/ale…
But they say that $30M is for 4 years. It’s terribly low. Not in AAV, but in overall guarantee and years
I do not see any world where the Chapman 6/$151M deal isn’t his floor. (And I’ve heard he already has a 6yr/$156M offer on the table)
@Astrosfn1979
Anything is possible. Someone might say, I’ll give you $400M over 13 years and still be the same.
I agree with the sentiment of your post.
I’m just saying that Spotrac’s $30M AAV is based on their saying his market value is for a 4 year deal, which is ridiculous.
No way a 31 year old top 5 Free agent settles for a 4 year deal. He will be looking to get into his late 30s at the very least.
No player wants to be a free agent at 35.
He is not getting more than 5 yrs guaranteed
There’s no way he’s getting less than 6.
@Astrosfn1979
Thanks for correcting me. You’re right.
Teams can always tell him to shove his demands up his @@@@
Maybe this stop teams from overpaying a guy who is going to fall off a cliff in the next couple years
He has 39.6 bWAR and 39.7 fWAR in his career worth $317M.
He has made under $108M in his career so his owner has pocketed over $200M in excess value (plus 4 W S. appearances and 2 rings)
Maybe if the field was more even for the younger players, they wouldn’t be so insistent on getting more than they will be worth at the end of contracts.
The system is what it is, but why do fans always complain about players making more than they are worth as they age, but never about young players getting screwed? And never consider what they have already provided a team and owner?
I am sure DJLM is available in trade for a low cost