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Ben Nicholson-Smith confirms Alex Bregman's fate with the Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays have apparently been eyeing free agent Alex Bregmanbut according to Ben Nicholson-Smith, they Blue Jays will not end up signing him.
The Blue Jays are still looking at a ton of options to bring in more offense for next season and it looks like they had some serious interest in Bregman but it looks like a deal is very unlikely to get done.
Ben Nicholson-Smith believes the Blue Jays will not end up signing Alex Bregman
The Blue Jays were said to be one of the top teams interested in signing Bregman to a deal along with the Detroit Tigers but it looks like they might end up holding off on that.
Bregman is looking for a deal of at least $200 million this off-season which many believe is an overpay and Nicholson-Smith recently stated that the Blue Jays will not go that high to land him.
The Toronto Blue Jays have been linked to free agent third baseman Alex Bregman all offseason, but insider Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet doesn't think that the team will over-extend itself to land him. -Farkas
Nicholson-Smith did add that the Blue Jays will remain interested in case no one ends up making Bregman the offer he is looking for as they would be interested in signing him on a discount.
Speaking on the "Baseball Isn't Boring" podcast, Nicholson-Smith said he thinks the Blue Jays will hang around the periphery of the discussions and hope that Bregman will entertain a shorter deal with potential for multiple opt-outs. -Farkas
The chances of no one reaching for close to how much Bregman is looking for is unlikely since the Tigers seem to be willing to pay big money to land him according to reports.
He also said that he thinks that the Detroit Tigers will be willing to offer Bregman the most money, though reports have indicated they won't hit the $200 million threshold that Bregman wants. -Farkas
In a perfect world, the Blue Jays would be able to land Bregman on a long term deal for around $140 million but that would be like winning the lottery.
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