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Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! The Detroit Tigers are looking to spend even more money.On Sunday, Detroit reportedly agreed to a two-year, $35 million contract with free agent pitcher Jack Flaherty, who confirmed the move on social media. Flaherty began last season with the Tigers but was sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers before the trade deadline.Some believed a Flaherty signing would take the Tigers out of the running for free agent slugger Alex Bregman. But that’s not the case, according to ESPN’s Buster Olney.”After signing Jack Flaherty and augmenting their rotation, the Tigers are one of the teams pursuing Alex Bregman,” Olney wrote on the X platform.
HOUSTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 24: Alex Bregman #2 of the Houston Astros celebrates in the locker room after winning the AL West Division by defeating the Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park on September 24,…
HOUSTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 24: Alex Bregman #2 of the Houston Astros celebrates in the locker room after winning the AL West Division by defeating the Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park on September 24, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
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For much of the offseason, the Tigers, along with the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners, have been viewed as frontrunners to sign Bregman. The latest reports indicate that the Red Sox could be moving on, but things can change at any moment.Bregman, who’ll turn 31 in March, hit .260 with 26 homers and a .768 OPS in 145 games last season for the Houston Astros. He also won his first American League Gold Glove Award at third base.Bregman reportedly prefers to sign a long-term contract over a short-term deal.More MLB: Scott Boras Was Reason Pete Alonso Never Received Yankees Interest: Report
