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Jeff Passan of ESPN said on Wednesday that he cannot believe the New York Yankees are not pursuing free agent Alex Bregman, given the team's infield needs.

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.

Increasingly, signs point to the possibility of the Houston Astros bringing back free-agent infielder (and Astros lifer) Alex Bregman. The club cleared some payroll space by reportedly agreeing to trade reliever Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs,

Alex Bregman is one of the top names left on the free agent market, but the Boston Red Sox don't appear to be in the running.

There are still plenty of free agents waiting to sign and trade candidates waiting to move, and as such there will be no shortage of activity between now and the start of camp. Speaking of all that, here now are Friday's hot stove rumors.

Months later, Bregman remains unsigned, and a resolution with his free agency does not appear any closer. Among the teams that have been linked to Bregman in reports include the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. But the reality is that none of the teams listed are close to signing the All-Star infielder.

Jorge Polanco is staying in Seattle. The veteran infielder signed a one-year deal with a vesting option for 2026 with the Mariners on Thursday.

The days are passing in the winter market and free agency still has two players with the talent to strengthen any lineup, but economic pretensions have stopped teams from closing d

Alex Bregman remains on the free agent market despite having teams interested in him. The Houston Astros — the only team Bregman’s played for in his nine-year MLB career — remain in the mix for the infielder and are “trying to bring him back,” MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported Monday.

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,