Jones & Keefe: Why the Red Sox and Alex Bregman not talking extension yet is not a big deal

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00:00Brad Foe, per source, the Red Sox and Alex Bregman have yet to engage in talks regarding a contract extension.

00:06Because Greg was asking Breslow yesterday about it and was like...

00:10He was like, give me a word.

00:11One word.

00:12I forgot about that, yeah.

00:13And then Breslow's like, I gotta get back to you on that.

00:15No, he's like, one word to describe the conversations or whatever with Alex Bregman and Scott Boris.

00:22He's like, let me get back to you.

00:23And then Greg tried giving him.

00:25He's like, is it ongoing?

00:26And then he's like, yeah, ongoing.

00:27No, it's not.

00:28It's not ongoing.

00:29It hasn't started.

00:30It has not started.

00:31Let me tell you.

00:31What would your one word be?

00:34Nothing.

00:34Non-existent.

00:35Yeah.

00:35So, yeah.

00:36Okay.

00:37As a hyphenated word?

00:38No, I think that counts.

00:39Yeah, nice.

00:39Okay, good.

00:40So, I've been consistent on saying this.

00:43I wouldn't blink with Bregman.

00:44Because I don't think...

00:45Where's he going?

00:45I don't think he's going to opt out.

00:47I don't think there's a market for him to opt out.

00:49This is all...

00:49Remember where the story started?

00:51The story started with Boris.

00:53The story...

00:53I mean, please.

00:54The story didn't start...

00:55Boris and Ralph.

00:56Yeah.

00:56Like, it was Scott...

00:57And right.

00:58You're right.

00:58Jim Bowden fanned the flames on Boris' behalf, I'm sure.

01:02It's like he was just a free agent.

01:04He could have signed with all these teams.

01:05He signed with the Red Sox.

01:07He's missed half the season due to injury.

01:09Now, he's an all-star.

01:10He's good.

01:11No, he's very good.

01:12But he missed a chunk of time.

01:14He's another year older.

01:15And he really didn't have a full-blown market last offseason.

01:18Why do people think he's going to have one?

01:20Basically, you can look at it...

01:21If you're him, you can look at it as...

01:24You play out this season.

01:25And you already have two years.

01:27He's $83 million with the Red Sox.

01:31So, could another team give you a third year?

01:33Yeah.

01:33But I don't think a team's giving you a three-year, $120 million deal.

01:37I don't either.

01:38So, look.

01:38Maybe he opts out.

01:39If he opts out, you're still allowed to pay him, by the way.

01:42Yeah, you can.

01:43So, go ahead and opt out.

01:44It's such a weird story to me.

01:46Because I really don't think it's that big of a deal.

01:48It's super important.

01:49Obviously, Boris wants the most money.

01:51I'm sure Bregman, too.

01:52Like, why wouldn't you want the most money?

01:53But for it to be such a story, and for the conversation this week being, well, if they don't extend him, they might trade him.

02:01They're not trading him.

02:02There's no way they're trading him.

02:04They're currently a playoff team.

02:06Alex Cora talks about the guy like he is the greatest thing that's ever happened to humanity.

02:12They're not trading him away.

02:13If Devers was still on the team, I guess maybe there's like a slim possibility that they do, but he's not.

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