The Detroit Tigers were eliminated from the postseason just five days ago, but MLB news piles up quickly in October. There’s enough to fill a weeks worth of posts. While the Brewers-Dodgers and the Mariners-Blue Jays continue to battle it out for trips to the World Series, let’s run through some of the biggest news of the past few days. The main story is fittingly reports that Alex Bregman will opt-out of his deal once the offseason begins. That leads directly into offseason free agent talk surrounding the Tigers as they look to take the next step beyond their back-to-back ALDS losses.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported on Tuesday that the star third baseman will opt-out of his contract with the Boston Red Sox, as expected. He has two player option years left at $40 million apiece,