It may not be 2003-04, but The Rivalry should be amped with Boston a much larger obstacle to the Yankees repeating as AL East champs and maybe AL champs.

This Bregman signing could change the landscape between the Yankees and Red Sox. Last year, for example, the Yankees won the American League East, beating out the Baltimore Orioles by 3 games. The Red Sox finished third, with a record of 81-81, or 13 games behind New York.

The Red Sox signed Alex Bregman in free agency and Boston could now be the biggest threat to the Yankees in the American League East.