Alex Bregman planned to sign with the Detroit Tigers in free agency — until the All-Star third baseman instead joined the Boston Red Sox on Feb. 12.

Alex Bregman planned to sign with the Detroit Tigers in free agency — until the All-Star third baseman instead joined the ...

As positive as the team’s messaging has been, some facts are hard to deny. Last season’s Tigers combined for only 0.6 bWAR at third base.

DETROIT -- All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman said he expected to sign with the Detroit Tigers until the Boston Red Sox swooped in with a competitive offer “in the last 30 minutes.” ...

Bregman later clarified that by "somewhere else," he meant the Tigers. Alex Bregman thought he was going to Detroit until the Red Sox swooped in at the last minute. Which maps pretty nicely onto ...

Alex Bregman signed a big contract with the Boston Red Sox in February, and he very nearly ended up with a different American League team. Bregman signed ...

Free agent Alex Bregman was close to signing with the Detroit Tigers before ultimately signing a three-year, $120 million contract with the Boston Red Sox. Bregman had a strong relationship with ...

Alex Bregman was ready to sign with the Detroit Tigers. That had always been the plan — until the All-Star third baseman instead joined the Boston Red Sox on Feb. 12, signing a three-year ...