MLB Insider provides key update regarding Red Sox position on Alex Bregman

Two-time World Series champion Alex Bregman is sitting and waiting on the free agent market.

The Boston Red Sox seem fine with it.

Bregman is ready to move on from the Houston Astros after spending all nine of his MLB seasons with the franchise. He’s looking to make big money in free agency, and reports suggest the 30-year-old third baseman is looking for a six-year, $200 million contract.

The Red Sox have been linked to Bregman before the offseason even began — Alex Cora is a big proponent of Bregman — but that might not be a price they’re willing to pay for a two-time All-Star who clearly doesn’t is in his prime longer.

The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal gave an update Monday on where the Red Sox stand with Bregman, and it appears they are content to play the waiting game.

“I think what’s happening is the Red Sox are simply saying, ‘We don’t think he’s going to Toronto, we don’t think Detroit is going to buy him, so we’re taking our chances that nobody else will (sign him) and we will take advantage of this and negotiate as hard as possible,” Rosenthal said. “Total territory” as transcribed by 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Ty Anderson. “The problem is they still might not get Bregman and we’re not really sure if the front office wants to commit to Bregman or not.”

However, Cora seems ready to commit to Bregman. The two spent time together during Cora’s lone season as Houston’s bench coach.

Bregman’s reported willingness to move from third base to second base could make him a better fit for the Red Sox with a franchise cornerstone in Rafael Devers already at third. And Cora understands the difference Bregman could make for the Red Sox, even as the team’s second baseman.

“Alex was a Gold Glover at third base, and we all know that,” Cora told NESN’s Tom Caron last weekend at Fenway Fest. “In 2017, I had a conversation with him. He had to play third because it was (Carlos) Correa and (Jose) Altuve. I always envisioned Alex as a Gold Glove second baseman. His size, the way he moves — it kind of felt like, “You’re going to be a second baseman.” But he’s played third base at a high level, so we’ll see where he ends up, and we’ll see where he ends up playing.”