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The reporting surrounding many of this winter's star free agents — Kyle Tucker, Alex Bregman and Cody Bellinger, among others — has been quiet through the first two months of the MLB offseason. But that does not mean that their markets are inactive. Far from it.

However, things are different now, as Bregman and the Cubs agreed to a five-year, $175 million contract. With the signing, ESPN has a great deal of confidence in the Cubs. They rank them eighth, one spot above the Boston Red Sox, in their midwinter progress report .

Former Red Sox veteran AJ Pierzynski, on the “Foul Territory” podcast, claimed that Boston wouldn’t budge from their said offer, leaving Bregman’s camp to confirm their move to Chicago. He gave a gist of what could have possibly gone wrong in Boston for the 3B to switch sides,

Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger, Bo Bichette, Alex Bregman, Framber Valdez, Ranger Suárez. These are the biggest names left in free agency. All of them want signifi

With a month to go before spring training and Bregman now with the Cubs, how can the Red Sox addresses their lineup's weaknesses?

All-Star infielder Alex Bregman signed for the Chicago Cubs on a five-year, $175 million deal last week. The deal comes despite the Boston Red Sox's strong links with the third baseman.

If it seemed like the Boston Red Sox put all their eggs in the Alex Bregman basket, that makes it their new job to prove they weren't ignoring the possibility t