{"id":455822,"date":"2025-12-18T15:39:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/455822\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:39:13","slug":"could-nl-team-sign-alex-bregman-and-keep-rumored-red-sox-trade-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/455822\/","title":{"rendered":"Could NL Team Sign Alex Bregman And Keep Rumored Red Sox Trade Target?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new suitor has reportedly entered the Alex Bregman sweepstakes, and that pursuit could affect a potential Boston Red Sox blockbuster trade.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Diamondbacks have <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/alex-bregman-rumors-surprise-entrant-enters-sweepstakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emerged as a candidate<\/a> to sign Bregman. If they strike again after surprisingly landing Corbin Burnes last offseason, they may have more incentive <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/will-red-sox-swap-alex-bregman-for-diamondbacks-ketel-marte-fresh-intel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to trade<\/a> second baseman Ketel Marte.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s not necessarily a one-or-the-other situation. The Athletic\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6899402\/2025\/12\/18\/mlb-offseason-diamondbacks-rays-cardinals-free-agency-trades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ken Rosenthal<\/a> said \u201ca scenario exists\u201d where Arizona signs Bregman and keeps Marte.<\/p>\n<p>Bregman would deliver a significant boost to the Diamondbacks\u2019 lineup months after they traded third baseman Eugenio Su\u00e1rez. Arizona has missed the playoffs in back-to-back years after winning the National League pennant in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>As the Red Sox attempt to retain Bregman, they also may have their eyes on another All-Star infielder. They\u2019re frequently linked to Marte, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/leaders\/major-league?stats=bat&amp;lg=all&amp;qual=y&amp;type=8&amp;month=0&amp;ind=0&amp;startdate=&amp;enddate=&amp;season1=2023&amp;season=2025&amp;pos=2b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leads all second basemen<\/a> in fWAR (15.3) over the last three seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>MLB.com\u2019s Mark Feinsand called Boston the <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/exciting-ketel-marte-trade-update-positions-red-sox-in-front\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cnumber one team\u201d<\/a> in on Marte, under contract through 2030 with a 2031 player option. The switch-hitter batted .283\/.376\/.517 with 28 home runs in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Marte trade rumors have raised questions about Arizona\u2019s future and payroll budget, so the organization\u2019s reported interest in Bregman represents a sharp pivot. The 31-year-old should command a lucrative long-term deal after batting .273\/.360\/.462 for Boston last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks could complicate a reunion if they\u2019re serious about Bregman. Losing the two-time World Series champion may make Red Sox fans more eager to see a Marte acquisition with top sluggers Pete Alonso and Kyle Schwarber off the free-agent board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new suitor has reportedly entered the Alex Bregman sweepstakes, and that pursuit could affect a potential Boston&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":455823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2730,14502,1266,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-455822","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-alex-bregman","9":"tag-ketel-marte","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115741325240638597","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}