Breaking: Star Power Returns to Houston
Will the Houston Astros find a way to keep one of the organization’s biggest superstars?
Third baseman Alex Bregman has developed into not only one of the top third basemen in baseball but one of the best players in Astros history.
Bregman has spent his entire nine-year big league career in Houston but now is a free agent and will be highly sought-after. There will be plenty of teams that show interest in bringing a right-handed slugger like Bregman to town. But will the Astros find a way to keep him around instead?
It’s too early to know, but the club thinks it has a “really good chance” of a deal, according to FanSided’s Robert Murray.
“The Houston Astros have had ‘a lot of discussions’ with free-agent infielder Alex Bregman and his representative Scott Boras, according to general manager Dana Brown,” Murray said. “‘They have been productive, and we hope that some good things happen,’ Brown said. ‘I think we have a really good chance.'”
Bregman slugged 26 home runs and drove in 75 runs in 2024 while also winning a Gold Glove Award. Things are certainly going to play out well for him this winter, and Spotrac currently is projecting him to receive a four-year, $119 million deal this winter, although that does seem to be on the lower side.
Houston will be a very intriguing team to watch this winter.
