The Chicago Cubs may or may not be acquiring free agent third baseman Alex Bregman. The buzz and the rumors certainly place the Cubs among the front runners to scoop up the 30-year-old Houston Astros star,

While there has been reported interest from Houston in a reunion, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reported that Astros general manager Dana Brown used Bregman's name in the past tense when speaking to reporters. "During his address at the team's annual media luncheon, Dana Brown twice spoke about Alex Bregman in the past tense," Rome wrote.