Jones & Keefe: If the Red Sox do lose Alex Bregman, how do they replace him?

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00:00Well, I don't know if it's a wise business move, but I want him back.

00:03And now he's opted out or will opt out, plans to opt out.

00:07He's on the open market, and you've got a pony up to bring him back.

00:11So let's play the game.

00:12I wasn't sure he'd opt out.

00:13I still think he's back.

00:15What if he's not?

00:17Then you need to pivot, and you need to go somewhere else.

00:21I think it's going to be a big blow if you lose him for all the different reasons.

00:25So that would be a disaster.

00:30And I, by the way, will blame Breslow for all this.

00:33But all you people who came out and said it's all Alex Cora,

00:36you're going to need to look at your guy Alex Cora on this one.

00:39I never felt that way.

00:40I gave Breslow credit for Bregman.

00:42Of course you did.

00:42I give Breslow credit for everything.

00:44Or we'll give him blame.

00:45I'll give him blame if he's gone.

00:46Yeah, I know.

00:47Okay?

00:47No, it'd be bad.

00:49But those Cora people better be consistent on this if Breslow leaves.

00:52My quick answer would be Marcello Meyer is third base.

00:55Trevor Story, you've got to make sure he's back as your shortstop.

00:57And then you've got to go sign someone like Bo Bichette to play second base.

01:00Or put him at short and put Bo Bichette at second.

01:03Do something like that.

01:04Not enough.

01:04No, it's not ideal.

01:05No, but I think...

01:06That's not...

01:07That's just for the left side.

01:08That's a pivot.

01:09That's not enough.

01:09But Pete Alonso is still very much priority number one.

01:12I want Alonso with Bregman.

01:13No, so do I.

01:13But you're saying if Bregman's gone,

01:15I think you have to go to somebody like Bo Bichette,

01:17where you're like, all right, there might be a drop-off,

01:18but maybe he plays 162 games.

01:22Is walking away from over $41 million for a season,

01:26which only two guys make more than that?

01:30Shohei Ohtani.

01:32Right.

01:33Deserved.

01:33Put that on the side.

01:34Juan Soto, just on that massive deal.

01:36Probably also deserves.

01:37I think he does.

01:38And then I think Zach Wheeler might actually make $42, right?

01:41He's on the three-year $126, so it's like a shorter deal.

01:44But nobody else is making over $40 million.

01:47And I know it's short-term,

01:49but he turned down six-year deals last year.

01:53So what would be the average annual value be

01:55for a guy who's going to be 32 on opening day,

01:57who missed 50 games last year,

02:00hit 18 homers, 270-something?

02:03$1.429.

02:06$626.

02:07That's high.

02:08It could be that.

02:09And I don't know how many other teams around the league

02:11would be like, oh, we need a manager on the field.

02:12Let's give him $40 million.

02:14Or how many years is he looking for?

02:16I can't imagine he's looking for a higher average annual value.

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