Oh my goodness. Tonight, while the Bears are playing their biggest game in years, the Chicago Cubs just made their biggest free agent signing since Dansby Swanson, and their biggest ever by average annual value. After trying last season and being connected all winter, Alex Bregman is officially a Chicago Cub. Incredible.
Alex Bregman to the Cubs
According to multiple reports, the Chicago Cubs have signed free agent third baseman Alex Bregman to a staggering five-year, $175 million deal. That’s a $35 million average annual value. Enormous. That brings the Cubs up and over the first tier of the luxury tax by a few million.
They are fully GOING FOR IT in 2026.
Third baseman Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a five-year, $175 million contract, sources tell ESPN. One year after their failed pursuit of Bregman in free agency, the Cubs land one of the biggest bats of the winter.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 11, 2026This is a big boy deal for a big boy club … I can’t believe it. The fit is fantastic, but I can’t believe they went to this level. At the same time, it was time.
The Cubs are in a clear window of high-level contention. And although it definitely does not end in 2026, they are about to lose a lot of key players to free agency, including Matthew Boyd, Jameson Taillon, Shota Imanaga, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Nico Hoerner, and others. So pushing all in on next season makes plenty of sense.
In terms of Alex Bregman’s fit, there’s no real change to the discussion we’ve been having all offseason: He starts every day at third base, pushing Matt Shaw in a super utility role for the season. That improves the team’s expected production at third as well as the bench. It also buys some more time for Matt Shaw to develop offensively, which might end up being critical with Nico Hoerner hitting free agency after the season.
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