Third Base: Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
2019 fWAR: 8.5
Bregman starts the five-year, $100 million extension he signed last winter in 2020, but for this past year, he earned just over $640K. According to FanGraphs, his 8.5 fWAR is worth about $67.9 million. So, yea, the Astros are still getting a bargain despite dropping some serious money on their young third baseman.
Similar to Realmuto, Bregman has also seen a steady rise in production each year since debuting in 2016 — it’s just been a little more drastic. Check out these progressions:
This doesn’t include some of his plate-discipline numbers, either. After posting a 6.9% walk rate and 24.0% strikeout rate as a rookie, each of those numbers have improved every single year. Most recently, his walk rate settled in at 17.2%, while his strikeout rate was at 12.0%.
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