The Chicago Cubs have traded for Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly from the Astros and are one of possible teams for Alex Bregman in free agency.
The Cubs’ work this offseason isn’t done yet after their acquisition of reliever Ryan Pressly in a recent trade with the Astros. They’ve still been in contact with free agent third baseman Alex Bregman and are looking for more bullpen help.
The Houston Astros are now considered the favorites to win the Alex Bregman sweepstakes in free agency this winter.
Dana Brown spoke today on Ryan Pressly, Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve and the current Astros' roster. Read all about it on MLB Trade Rumors.
Astros star Jose Altuve is "willing to do whatever," including switching positions, to keep Alex Bregman with Houston.
Is a veteran reliever the key to the still gummed-up market for free-agent infielders? That may be the case, peculiar as it sounds. Let us explain. The Chicago Cubs have reportedly agreed to acquire high-leverage bullpenner Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros in exchange for right-hander Juan Bello.
Kyle Tucker was a blockbuster acquisition by the Chicago Cubs, and one Houston Astros insider believes he could be a franchise-changing player for them.
Houston general manager Dana Brown says the door for re-signing free agent Alex Bregman is “cracked” open, but he acknowledges keeping the third baseman with the Astros would be a long shot.
Jed Hoyer is still in his bag of making the worst possible efforts for the Chicago Cubs given the latest rumors surrounding the team's pursuit of free agent Alex Bregman.
The first few teams that come up in mind when talking about Alex Bregman's free agency are the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros and the Detroit Tigers.
Houston Astros fans are still upset about losing Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker this offseason, but at least the front office did a decent job replacing them with