So many things happened around the Boston Red Sox over the last three days. They won the first game of the Wild Card series, then dropped two straight, losing the series 1-2 to the New York Yankees. For the first time, Alex Bregman lost a postseason series to the pinstripes. The Red Sox had also never lost to the Yankees in October since the Curse of the Bambino was broken in 2004. This kind of heartbreak often forces change, and for Alex Bregman, the future suddenly looks very interesting.

Bregman can opt out of his contract and become a free agent to test the market, leaving the final two years of his deal behind. The third baseman is widely expected to do just that after a fantastic season where he hit a solid .270/.360/.462 with an .821 OPS on his way to a third All-Star appearance.

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