This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/red-sox as Red Sox Predicted To Cut Ties With 7-Year Veteran, Admit Defeat On Dodgers Trade. The Boston Red Sox's season was a relentless roller coaster ride, and one of the low points was the trade deadline.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman is a "near certainty" to opt out of his three-year, $120 million contract, per <a href=" Feinsand of MLB.com.