The Houston Astros have reportedly been aggressively pursuing a free company reunion with franchise legend Alex Bregman. However after the Juan Soto sweepstakes ended and the New York Yankees started concentrating on Bregman as properly, Houston’s odds of retaining the infielder dropped dramatically.
On Friday night, the Astros traded outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs in trade for a bundle led by nook infielder Isaac Paredes. Paredes can play each nook infield spots, however he definitely appears to be like to be the alternative for Bregman at third base.
FanSided’s Zachary Rotman believes the identical factor. Rotman expects Bregman to sign elsewhere following the commerce that introduced Parades in to exchange the longtime Astros third baseman.
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“Let me make one factor very clear. There’s a path for the Astros to convey Alex Bregman again. Paredes is primarily a 3rd baseman however does have 71 video games at first base in his profession. The Astros can conceivably convey Bregman again to man the new nook and transfer Paredes throughout the diamond for first base. Is that seemingly although? It does not really feel prefer it,” Rotman wrote. “It feels way more seemingly that Houston will preserve Paredes at third base and pursue a man like Christian Walker on a less expensive deal than what Bregman will get. That is in no way a assure, however it would not be a stunning final result in any respect at this level.”
It appears like Paredes is being introduced in to exchange Bregman. The Astros had been seen because the favorites to retain the World Collection hero, however with the Yankees in aggressive pursuit of Bregman as properly, there’s nearly no approach the Astros can match the cash that Yankees common supervisor Brian Cashman is keen to pay.
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