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While much discussion this offseason will center around higher-profile names, such as Juan Soto and Pete Alonso, Astros third baseman Alex Bregman may be one of the most desirable free agents available.
While appearing on TSN’s First Up, ESPN’s Buster Olney named the Blue Jays and Tigers as teams potentially targeting Bregman while also stating that the Astros want him back, too.
Both teams could use an upgrade at third base and Bregman is one of the elite players at the position.
Bregman hit 26 home runs, drove in 75 RBIs, stole three bases, and accumulated a slash line of .260/.315/.453 in 2024. Defensively, he had a fielding average of .972 and committed 10 errors.
The 30-year-old is a career-long Astro and has finished in MVP contention four times since 2018.
A veteran player with championship experience, 19 career postseason home runs, and two World Series titles, he knows what it takes to transform a team from a contender to the best in the game.
That is likely why the Astros, with a World Series window that is closing ever so slightly with each passing year, likely want to hold onto him. It is also why title-starved organizations like the Tigers and Blue Jays, want to sign him and improve their rosters.
If Houston can muster the money, it feels rather unlikely that Bregman will leave the only organization he has ever known.
Prediction: Houston and Bregman hammer out a deal that keeps him with the Astros for the rest of his career.
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