After months of negotiations and decisions, the Houston Astros have a real chance to come out on top of the Alex Bregman sweepstakes.

According to a new report, the Chicago Cubs are engaged with free agent third baseman Alex Bregman but are not necessarily in the driver's seat.

Bregman stands as perhaps the best position player available in free agency with less than a month before the beginning of Spring Training, and he reportedly still has a standing six-year, $156 million offer from Houston.

The former Houston Astros star has been seeking a multi-year deal worth up to $200 million. The Red Sox, Tigers and Blue Jays are likeliest to land him.

The Alex Bregman sweepstakes seem to be heating up, but recent reports suggest that the Cubs might not be willing to keep up in the impending bidding war.

The Houston Astros reached a tentative agreement to trade Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs, clearing the way for Alex Bregman to return to the Astros.

The Houston Astros are back in the running for Alex Bregman, but they will have to contend with a couple other teams in need of help at third base.

So far this winter, the Cubs have added two key members of the Astros, Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly, both via trade with Houston.

The Chicago Cubs continue to be linked to Alex Bregman. Actually signing him seems farfetched based on the type of contract the star third baseman is looking fo

The Red Sox continue to be engaged with free-agent infielder Alex Bregman, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. There is a caveat to Boston's interest, however, as the Red Sox would prefer any agreement to be of the short-term variety -- meaning,

Is a veteran reliever the key to the still gummed-up market for free-agent infielders? That may be the case, peculiar as it sounds. Let us explain. The Chicago Cubs have reportedly agreed to acquire high-leverage bullpenner Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros in exchange for right-hander Juan Bello.