In what had been quite the widespread lull in offseason activity around Major League Baseball, the Chicago Cubs and Alex Bregman put an end to that and brought the Hot Stove to a boil on Saturday. The two agreed to a five-year, $175 million contract on Saturday.
While many will focus on his fit with the Cubs and projecting what they will look like with him moving forward, there's certainly going to be focus on the team's who missed out on Bregman's signature, which includes a familiar rival of the Kansas City Royals...the Detroit Tigers.
Last season, the Tigers were one of the key finalists for Bregman's signature, offering him a six-year contract according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, before he ultimately decided to sign a three-year deal with an opt-out after the first with the Boston Red Sox.