"the Red Sox "did not come close financially and were not willing to give Bregman a full no-trade clause, which the Cubs did." Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam of MassLive confirmed that the Red Sox were unwilling to offer Bregman a no-trade clause and added that the team cited "organizational policy" regarding no-trade protection in doing so. That, McAdam writes, "proved to be a sticking point" for Bregman, who has young children"
"As for the financials, McAdam writes that the five-year offer from Boston was "reasonably competitive," but added that it fell short of Chicago's offer financially. Like the Cubs' offer, which includes $70MM in deferred money, the Red Sox offer also included significant deferrals. Those deferred payments were scheduled out differently, however, as McAdam notes that the Red Sox proposed a payment plan "stretching out decades.""
Alex Bregman signed a five-year, $175 million contract with the Chicago Cubs. The Red Sox pursued a reunion but their offer was financially short of Chicago's and lacked a full no-trade clause. The Red Sox cited organizational policy in declining no-trade protection. Bregman valued no-trade security because he has young children and seeks stability entering his third consecutive year in a new city. Both teams included significant deferred money, but Boston proposed deferrals stretching out decades, which reduced the present value of their offer compared with the Cubs' package that included $70 million deferred. Exact Cubs payment timing remains unavailable.
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