Rival May Have Helped End Cubs Trade Rumors

Much of the news cycle following the Alex Bregman signing has been dominated by trade speculation between the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw have been subject to trade rumors for a while and those debates haven’t died down a bit since the Cubs went above and beyond to secure Bregman. However, thanks to a division rival those Cubs rumors are now pretty much dead.

The Red Sox have been attempting to add an infielder since the beginning of the offseason and...