Bregman, Wm. Contreras, Soroka, O'Hearn, Pallante
Jun 17 2026
Bregman has struggled … 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?
| Year | PA | HR | BA | xBA | bb% | ct% | GB/LD/FB | HctX | PX/xPX | Brl% | QBaB | HR/F |
| 2022 | 656 | 23 | .259 | .272 | 13% | 86% | 34/19/49 | 112 | 116/122 | 7% | CAd | 10% |
| 2023 | 724 | 25 | .262 | .261 | 13% | 86% | 36/19/46 | 121 | 91/132 | 5% | CAc | 10% |
| 2024 | 634 | 26 | .260 | .268 | 7% | 85% | 37/18/46 | 105 | 107/99 | 7% | CAd | 11% |
| 2025 | 495 | 18 | .273 | .268 | 11% | 84% | 38/18/44 | 114 | 110/102 | 7% | BAc | 11% |
| 2026 | 319 | 6 | .246 | .243 | 10% | 81% | 39/22/37 | 105 | 65/77 | 5% | DBd | 6% |
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....
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