MLB Trade Rumors

Earlier this month, Alex Bregman was awarded a Gold Glove for his defense at third base. He has been an All-Star, a Silver Slugger, and a World Series champion, but this was the first Gold Glove of his nine-year career. The honor was well deserved. According to Baseball Savant, Bregman set new career highs in Outs Above Average (OAA) and Fielding Run Value (FRV). The metrics at … [Read more...] about Alex Bregman Willing To Move To Second Base

The Astros have made no secret about their hope of retaining Alex Bregman. General manager Dana Brown reiterated that optimism when speaking with reporters at the GM Meetings this afternoon. “Our biggest priority is third base, without a doubt. We’d love to have Alex Bregman back. It’s our biggest priority,” Brown said (links via Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle and … [Read more...] about Astros Notes: Bregman, Dezenzo, McCormick

The Astros have sent right-hander José Urquidy through outright waivers and he is now a free agent, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic on X. The same is true of fellow righty Oliver Ortega, who was also outrighted and became a free agent. Urquidy, 30 in May, has tossed 405 innings for the Astros in his career with a 3.98 earned run average, 19.6% strikeout rate and 5.8% walk … [Read more...] about José Urquidy Clears Waivers And Becomes Free Agent

Today is the deadline for teams to decide whether or not to issue qualifying offers to eligible players. Per Jeff Passan of ESPN on X, 13 players have received the QO and they are: Juan Soto (Yankees) Corbin Burnes (Orioles) Alex Bregman (Astros) Max Fried (Braves) Willy Adames (Brewers) Pete Alonso (Mets) Anthony Santander (Orioles) Teoscar Hernandez (Dodgers) Nick Pivetta … [Read more...] about 13 Players Receive Qualifying Offers

The Astros are hiring Tony Perezchica to serve as third base coach, reports Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. Perezchica has held the same role with the Diamondbacks for the last eight years. Piecoro notes that Perezchica had served as an infield instructor with Arizona and is expected to do the same in Houston while taking on an expanded role working with minor league … [Read more...] about Astros To Hire Tony Perezchica As Third Base Coach