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.

If Bregman is back in Houston, team sources indicated he would play third base in place of Isaac Paredes, whom the Astros acquired as part of the three-player package for Tucker. In that scenario, both Paredes and Altuve could face a position change.

February begins on Saturday, but Alex Bregman is still unsigned. Throughout the winter, he has reportedly been sitting on a six-year, $156M offer from the Astros. Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports that he also has a “lucrative” six-year offer,

The Houston Astros are reportedly still in pursuit of free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman as of Tuesday morning. Houston's brass also appears to have a cost-effective replacement in mind should Bregman seek greener pastures before next season.

Drafted second overall by the Astros in 2015, Alex Bregman helped the team win World Series titles in 2017 and 2022.

The Detroit Tigers reportedly have competition from the Houston Astros, Alex Bregman's former team, in the pursuit for the free agent third baseman.

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.

Despite Bregman's impressive resume, interest from other teams has been somewhat muted due to his age and recent offensive decline. He turns 31 in March and is coming off the lowest OPS (.768) of his career, which could be scaring potential suitors from making a long-term commitment to him.

Jose Altuve stated his openness to a position change in the context of a specific pursuit, saying he would “do whatever,” including move from second base, if it helped the Houston Astros re-sign Alex Bregman.