Alex Bregman made best decision of offseason to join Cubs instead of Red Sox

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The Chicago Cubs won the Alex Bregman bidding war this past offseason, signing the superstar third baseman to a huge $140 million-plus deal.

He had the option of going back to join the Boston Red Sox, but instead chose to leave Boston after just one season and join the Cubs. With how the first month of the year has gone, that's looked like a brilliant decision.

And as USA Today's Bob Nightengale noted, this decision from Bregman wound up being a great one, as Nightengale called it the best decision of the offseason.

Alex Bregman made the best decision of MLB offseason

"Best decision, Alex Bregman," Nightengale writes. "He was spared the Red Sox soap opera with manager Alex Cora, a close friend, and six of his coaches being dumped three weeks into the season."

While there were plenty of other great moves made by teams and players around baseball, there might not be a better outcome for a player than Bregman.