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The Red Sox were close to swinging a huge move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The MLB season of officially underway and teams across the league are settling in with their new rosters as they look to make a playoff push in 2025. The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0made one of the most high-profile additions of the offseason when they\u00a0signed former Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman to a three-year, $120 million contract in free agency.<\/p>\n

Now, to start the season, Bregman is at the hot corner while\u00a0Rafael Devers has been moved exclusively to be a designated hitter. The results haven’t quite been there yet, as Boston sits at just 1-2 ahead of the conclusion of a four-game set with the Texas Rangers on Sunday.<\/p>\n

It turns out that Bregman wasn’t always the plan for the Red Sox at third base this offseason. Over the winter, Boston was close to\u00a0pulling off a trade\u00a0for Cardinals star\u00a0Nolan Arenado\u00a0before the Bregman deal became available, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Boston Red Sox were deep into trades talks and on the verge of acquiring Nolan Arenado from the St. Louis Cardinals until Alex Bregman dropped into their laps,\u201d Nightengale wrote.<\/p>\n

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Arenado has been one of the best third basemen in the league for a very long time, so it comes as no surprise that the Red Sox would have wanted to trade for him. Boston also appeared on the 10-time Gold Glover’s shortlist of possible trade destinations that he would be interested in going to during trade rumors this winter.<\/p>\n

Bregman is doing just fine settling in with Boston, recording a trio of singles in 12 at bats over three games. On the other hand, Arenado has been spectacular on the way to the Cardinals opening with a 2-0 record. He is 4-for-8 at the plate with a home run and two RBIs in two games.<\/p>\n

Time will tell if the Red Sox should have pushed harder to get a deal done for Arenado or if Bregman can match that production this season with his new team. While Arenado hasn’t been dealt yet it is still something that could come up during the season. Regardless, the Red Sox are moving forward with their new $40 million a year third baseman.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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