Alex Bregman has officially opted out of his contract with the Boston Red Sox to enter an otherwise underwhelming free agent class.
Eugenio Suárez, Yoán Moncada, Paul De Jong, Kiké Hernández and Luís Urías are among the other third base options who will be available this winter. Bregman's reliable bat and Gold Glove-caliber defense make him the clear top of the class — the competition for his services will be more intense than it was last offseason.
There will also be two international free agent corner infielders available this offseason. The Red Sox have already been linked to one of them in 25-year-old slugging phenom Munetaka Murakami, but they could also be a great fit for fellow corner infielder Kazuma Okamoto.