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- Pierzynski went on Foul Territory to talk about the signing and explained Bregman was frustrated with the Sox not meeting his market value, and that Boston actually didn’t believe he had other suitors. MORE: Giants predicted to sign $161 million All-Star ace to support Logan Webb, Robbie Ray as response to Cubs' Alex Bregman deal“[The Red Sox] made an offer to Alex Bregman early in the offseason, and said, ‘Here it is.’ And [Bregman’s] camp kept going back, saying, ‘That’s not our market.
- Our market is higher than that.’ And it made Alex a little bit mad, and they would not move…So Bregman’s camp, with Boras, goes back to them and says, ‘Hey, we have a higher offer, and we’re probably gonna take it.’ And the Red Sox were like, ‘We don’t believe you.
- If you can do it, do it,’” Pierzynski revealed. Pierzynski then went on to explain that then Bregman’s camp started putting the Cubs deal in motion, which led the Sox to counter with their most recent offer.
- However, Bregman was already mad, and the Sox’ deal was still inferior to the Cubs’. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMORE: Dodgers predicted to continue reign of NL, sign $186 million two-time All-Star as answer to Cubs' Alex Bregman dealSo, in short, the Red Sox tried to call Bregman’s bluff, and it turned out to be real.
- They thought they had all the leverage, and, spoiler alert, they didn’t. Now, the Red Sox need to learn from this embarrassing mistake and make sure the next superstar they set their eyes on, they actually try to work with him. MORE MLB NEWSBlue Jays predicted to go all-in on signing $400 million four-time All-Star after whiffing on Alex BregmanWhat the Red Sox must do after disastrous Alex Bregman news to save this offseasonProposed Reds trade sees Cincinnati land $10.2 milion two-time All-Star, Silver Slugger to create superstar infield duo with Elly De La Cruz.
