He Houston Astros are officially moving into the offseason with the World Series now over and all of their impending free agents hitting the open market as of last Thursday morning.

When it comes to players becoming free agents on the current roster, at the top of everyone on Houston’s roster, and frankly everywhere beyond, is the franchise’s cornerstone superstar third baseman. Alex Bregman. The hot corner commander in H-Town has been with the team through all the high points of the last seven years and still remains one of the best in the game with plenty left in the tank at just 30 years old.

Despite all those facts, Bregman was playing for a bargain on his latest deal as the five-year, $100 million deal he signed in 2019 comes to an end, and it doesn’t appear he’s prepared to take another deep local discount. .

Frankly, Bregman has earned the right to become one of the tallest paid players in the league at his position, and how inclined the Astros are to make that happen will determine whether he stays in Houston or not.

In a suggestion that will make Astros fans vomit, Zach Pressnell of FanSided urged the New York Yankees go after Bregman after they came up short in the World Series and look to improve.

“Placing Bregman at third base gives the Yankees a better defensive picture as well as a better offensive picture,” Pressnell wrote. “It would be difficult to present this idea to the die-hard Yankees fans who have come to hate Bregman, but he would make their team much better than the past and it shouldn’t haunt them just yet. Especially if Bregman can help bring back a Series World”. to the Bronx.”

While Houston can’t just give all of its resources to Bregman just to keep him from playing for the Yankees, it could be worth it whether it’s them or the Astros. Although New York just made it to the World Series for the first time since 2009, it looks like things could be on the brink of failure. falling apart in the bronxand bringing in a player like Bregman could hold it all together and potentially make them even stronger in 2025 than they were this season.

If the Astros want to continue competing for American League banners, they won’t let Bregman go to the Yankees.