"Signed to a 3-year/$120 million deal (with two opt-outs, but that's another article) by the Red Sox this February, third baseman Alex Bregman was everything the team could have dreamed of through mid-August (A nasty quad injury notwithstanding). As late as August 22nd, Bregman was batting .309 with a .933 .OPS, while providing tremendous leadership and steady defense at the hot corner."
"In the near month since then, Bregman has been a disaster. Slashing a paltry .156/.234/.219 for an .OPS of .452. That is almost inconceivable for a player of Alex Bregman's pedigree. In that same timeframe, his xwOBA is .282. That is 18 points BELOW league average. I cannot stress how bad he has been for this stretch. I mean, look at those numbers."
Alex Bregman signed a 3-year/$120 million deal with the Red Sox and produced excellent offense and steady defense through mid-August, despite a quad injury. As of August 22nd he was batting .309 with a .933 OPS. In the following month he slashed .156/.234/.219 for an .OPS of .452, with an xwOBA of .282, 18 points below league average. Power production evaporated, totaling only three doubles and one home run in over 100 plate appearances after earlier compiling 24 doubles and 16 home runs in his first 350 plate appearances. The slump ranks among the worst recent stretches for a high-paid player.
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