After the Chicago Cubs stole Alex Bregman away from the Boston Red Sox, they could provide the key to how the Red Sox can pivot and move forward after the de facto captain moved on. The Bregman signing has created a glut of infielders in Chicago, and Boston could capitalize and swing a deal in order to fill its infield vacancy.
Even before the Bregman move, there have been rumblings that perhaps Chicago would be willing to trade second baseman Nico Hoerner. Those calls are only growing louder now. However, as currently constructed, Hoerner isn't the one displaced by Bregman; it looks like former top prospect Matt Shaw will be the odd man out after an uneven rookie season.