The Houston Astros’ No. 1 priority of the offseason is re-signing their franchise cornerstone third baseman Alex Bregman. Bregman has spent the last nine years in Houston, winning two World Series titles along the way.
Spotrac projects Bregman to sign a four-year, $119 million deal, but Bregman reportedly wants a longer deal and a lot more money.
Bryce McTaggart of MLB.com has recently reported that, despite Houston being aggressive to re-sign Bregman, the two sides are still far apart on a deal.
How far apart are they, exactly? Nearly $50 million apart.
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“The Astros have offered Bregman a six-year deal worth around $156 million, a source told MLB.com this week,” McTaggart wrote. “That would be a club-record contract for the team in terms of dollars, but Bregman is believed to be seeking a deal closer to $200 million, which likely would price out the Astros and force them to move on from their cornerstone third baseman.”
This report could spell the end of Bregman’s time in Houston.
With the New York Yankees and New York Mets both aggressively pursuing Juan Soto, whichever team misses out on him will have quite a bit of money to spend. Both of these teams need an infielder and they could outbid the Astros, paying Bregman closer to the $200 million number that he wants.
The Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners are also players in Bregman’s free agency, but it’s unlikely that either of those two teams send him $200 million, like the Yankees or Mets could.
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