The first opt out in Alex Bregman's three-year, $120 million contract with the Boston Red Sox fast approaches, and despite saying he would be open to negotiating a contract extension with the team, there are growing suspicions that he'll take to the open market this offseason.
The Red Sox are paying Bregman quite handsomely on his current deal, which has $40 million average annual value, and he may be hard-pressed to find such a deal elsewhere, especially since he spent two months on the injured list this year. But plenty of big-market teams will be in the market for third basemen this winter.