Bregman, Wm. Contreras, Soroka, O'Hearn, Pallante
Jun 13 2026
Bregman’s struggles have continued … 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?
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. That all makes a return to 25 HR unlikely.
- Despite the ct% dip, his ct% is still in decent shape. However, his BA/xBA are both down due to that aforementioned poor contact quality.
- His OBP has received a boost from the solid bb%.
Heading into 2026, there was reason to be...
Almost!
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