Sometimes it's nice to know that your team never really had a shot at a player. Such is the case with the Seattle Mariners and Alex Bregman, who were only ever going to get together on a short, relatively affordable deal.
The Chicago Cubs utterly detonated that possibility on Saturday, when they agreed to terms with Bregman on a five-year, $175 million contract that pays out $35 million per year. He actually beat expectations with that contract, whereas he would have had to abandon his expectations altogether if he was going to end up with the Mariners.