{"id":19007,"date":"2025-01-14T02:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19007"},"modified":"2025-01-14T02:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T02:15:53","slug":"boston-red-sox-rumors-involving-all-star-acquisition-heat-up-after-alex-coras-noteworthy-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19007","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox rumors involving All-Star acquisition heat up after Alex Cora\u2019s noteworthy comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<div class=\"tpd-social-container\">\n<div class=\"social-share-dropdown\">\n<p class=\"social-share\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_hide credit_onImage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Tampa-Bay-Rays-13453288.jpg?w=788&amp;h=444&amp;crop=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 430px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Tampa-Bay-Rays-13453288.jpg?w=428&amp;h=241&amp;crop=1 430w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MLB-Boston-Red-Sox-at-Tampa-Bay-Rays-13453288.jpg?w=788&amp;h=444&amp;crop=1 788w\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Kim Klement-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After three consecutive seasons of missing the playoffs, the Boston Red Sox are on a mission to get back to the postseason in 2025. To do so, manager Alex Cora will need to get more consistency from his everyday lineup.<\/p>\n<p>As other AL East continue making roster upgrades, the Red Sox rumors haven\u2019t slowed down. Recently, the Red Sox have been linked to a pair of All-Star infielders, and now the latest MLB free agency news is circling back to Boston.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-boston-red-sox-manager-alex-cora-envisions-alex-bregman-playing-second-base\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora envisions Alex Bregman playing second base<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large mobile-image-full-width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1265143\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MLB-Houston-Astros-at-Boston-Red-Sox-23973611.jpg?w=788\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4124px) 100vw, 4124px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MLB-Houston-Astros-at-Boston-Red-Sox-23973611.jpg?resize=428,285 428w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MLB-Houston-Astros-at-Boston-Red-Sox-23973611.jpg?resize=788,525 788w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MLB-Houston-Astros-at-Boston-Red-Sox-23973611.jpg?resize=196,131 196w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MLB-Houston-Astros-at-Boston-Red-Sox-23973611.jpg?resize=465,310 465w\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox, Alex Bregman\" width=\"4124\" height=\"2750\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the best remaining MLB free agents is 30-year-old infielder Alex Bregman, who\u2019s mostly played third base for the Houston Astros, where he won a Gold Glove last season. But now the two-time All-Star World Series winner is up for grabs after Houston acquired Isaac Paredes, who profiles as a better hitter at Daikin Park.<\/p>\n<p>Bregman\u2019s free agency negotiations have developed slower than expected, and identifying a perfect landing spot is becoming increasingly difficult. However, the one team he\u2019s been linked to frequently is the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, even that is an imperfect fit, considering the Red Sox are attached to Rafael Devers, who handles third base duties in Boston. However, recent comments by Red Sox manager Alex Cora now have more MLB experts anticipating Boston getting involved in Bregman\u2019s free agency market.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cRafael Devers is our third baseman. I always envisioned Alex as a Gold Glover 2nd baseman. His size, the way he moves. It felt like, you will be a second baseman, but he has played third base at a high level. So, we\u2019ll see where he ends up and where he ends up playing. \u201c<\/p>\n<p><cite>Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Alex Bregman<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=AndrewBR_sports&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1878101597063918039&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsnaut.com%2Fboston-red-sox-rumors-alex-bregman-second-base%2F&amp;sessionId=f388007936b06d73b841a4f6491756b4f7a3490f&amp;siteScreenName=sportsnaut&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1878101597063918039\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Cora obviously knows Bregman well from their time shared on the 2017 Astros when they combined to win the World Series. Specifically taking time to mention Bregman\u2019s positional versatility is noteworthy, considering he has yet to find a new home. If Bregman is open to playing second, joining the Red Sox might be his best remaining option.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-incontent-ad-container advertisement-label hasDskAd hasMobAd special\">\n<div id=\"dsk-box-ad-d\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-incontent-ad-container advertisement-label hasDskAd hasMobAd special\">\n<div id=\"dsk-box-ad-c\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"tpd-fallback-tag-dsk-box-ad-c\">\n<div id=\"headlines_plus_widget_3\" class=\"headlines_plus_widget\" data-data-model=\"sports\" data-similarity-top-k=\"3\" data-internal-articles=\"2\" data-view-style=\"view-grid\" data-widget-title=\"Explore More\" data-logo=\"long\" data-search-algorithm=\"most_recent\">\n<div class=\"headlines-plus-related-articles view-grid\">\n<div class=\"widget-title\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Kim Klement-Imagn Images After three consecutive seasons of missing the playoffs, the Boston Red Sox are on a mission to get back to the postseason in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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