Bregman, Wm. Contreras, Soroka, O'Hearn, Pallante

Bregman has struggled … The Cubs inked Alex Bregman (3B, CHC) to a five-year, $170 million contract following an injury-marred 2025 campaign. Things have not gone to plan thus far. How are things under the hood?

YearPAHRBAxBAbb%ct%GB/LD/FBHctXPX/xPXBrl%QBaBHR/F
202265623.259.27213%86%34/19/49112116/1227%CAd10%
202372425.262.26113%86%36/19/4612191/1325%CAc10%
202463426.260.2687%85%37/18/46105107/997%CAd11%
202549518.273.26811%84%38/18/44114110/1027%BAc11%
20263196.246.24310%81%39/22/3710565/775%DBd6%

Plate skills are fine, but the power has faded:

  • Bregman’s quality of contact has been diminished, as evidenced by career-worst PX/xPX and QBaB. His Brl% has typically been a bit below-average, and it has fallen to the 24th percentile in 2026....

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