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.

With spring training days away, Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown characterized the team’s activity regarding free agent third baseman Alex Bregman as “internal conversations” again Tuesday. Bregman,