The Houston Astros star might not be worth this price, but it's his market value.
Not only has Bregman been one of the top players in baseball over much of the past decade, but Houston's farm system is nowhere near good enough to allow a hitter of his caliber to walk.The only potential problem with him returning could be his price, as the slugger could be looking at a deal around $200 million. That's more than a fair price to pay, given the numbers he's produced, but he's aging and had one of the worst seasons of his career at the plate this past campaign.
On the one hand, even though Bregman turned it around, his slow start can't be ignored since it was about as bad of a two-and-a-half month stretch as any player in Major League Baseball which should be a concern moving forward due to the type of money he's set to receive.predicted he'd land a seven-year, $189 million deal.
"Bregman rebounded from a difficult start to the year to look basically like himself from mid-May on: an OPS around .850 with 25 homers in his last 108 games. There was one key difference from his past years, though: the collapse of his walk rate. After years spent in the teens, Bregman’s walk rate plummeted below seven percent. He attributed that earlier in the season to swinging too much, especially at borderline pitches, which led to weaker contact.
There are some infielders who could potentially move over to third base, but there would be concerns about that, too.
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