‘When we made some trades and moves this offseason, we never realized that Bregman would still be on the market at this point,’ Brown said at the team’s fan fest on Saturday. ‘We’ve had some conversations, and the interesting thing is that he is still available, so it’s not as if we are not talking about him.’
Houston has already traded All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for third baseman Isaac Paredes, right-hander Hayden Wesneski and third baseman prospect Cam Smith. They also signed free agent first baseman Christian Walker to a three-year deal worth $60 million this offseason.
“I would say [the door is] cracked,” Brown said of Bregman. “The fact that he’s still available, it just makes it interesting. Like ’man, this guy is such a good player, he’s done so many wonderful things here.’ We’ll stick with the cracked door and see where our conversations lead.”
Bregman, 30, hit .260 with 26 home runs and 75 RBI in 2024. Drafted second overall by the Astros in 2015, Bregman helped the team win World Series titles in 2017 and 2022.
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