Red Sox CEO Reacts to Alex Bregman Signing Cubs Contract, 'He'd Be Here' If He Wanted to Be Here

Boston Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy was asked Sunday if the organization was against offering no-trade clauses in contract negotiations after it reportedly didn't include one in the offer to Alex Bregman before he signed with the Chicago Cubs.

"If Bregman wanted to be here, ultimately, he'd be here," Kennedy replied, adding that he preferred not to discuss "organizational policy and the finer points of negotiations" when asked a second time about no-trade clauses.

Kennedy didn't acknowledge whether Bregman had asked for a no-trade clause or whether the organization would have given him one if he indeed asked.

"It's theoretical, right? It's hard to know," Kennedy said. "There's many different parts of a contract negotiation. We did not come to an agreement. So obviously, he's a Chicago Cub and wish him well until the end of the year."

Bregman ultimately signed a five-year, $175 million deal with the Cubs that included a full no-trade clause. Boston reportedly offered him a five-year, $165 million deal without a no-trade clause.