Cubs may have lost Alex Bregman because of one frustrating ownership quirk

MSN - 15/02
The Chicago Cubs, as things turned out, lost out on free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman by much less than people realized.

The Chicago Cubs, as things turned out, lost out on free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman by much less than people realized.

On the surface, it looked as though the Boston Red Sox winning offer of $120M over three years clearly topped the Cubs' $120M/four-year offer. It was, literally, the same money for one full season less (plus opt-outs after each season, while the Cubs offered opt-outs only after the 2026 and 2027 seasons).

In reality, though, the Cubs lost out by a lot less, and it was possibly all because of their re...
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