Bregman stands as perhaps the best position player available in free agency with less than a month before the beginning of Spring Training, and he reportedly still has a standing six-year, $156 million offer from Houston.

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

On Payne & Pendergast, Seth and Sean discuss what’s behind the Astros trading Pressly to the Cubs and where the Astros are with Alex Bregman.