While he continues to take ground balls at second base, Jose Altuve has been working out in left field for the last few weeks, and so far, he’s shown nothing to indicate he won’t be able to play the outfield in 2025.

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve discussed teammate Alex Bregman's free agency and a potential move to the outfield today. Read more at MLBTR.

The Alex Bregman saga this winter has had Astros fans on a roller coaster of emotions. Bregman entered this offseason as an unrestricted free agent and it seeme

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.

Houston's longtime star at second base is reportedly considering a position move in order to retain Bregman in free agency, as first reported by USA Today's Bob Nightengale. Altuve would fill the Astros' current void in left field, while Paredes—the assumed starting third baseman sans Bregman—would move to second.

The Tigers would benefit the second-most among all 30 MLB teams from signing Alex Bregman, according to projections from FanGraphs' Dan Szymborski.

The Boston Red Sox are reportedly still in the running for Astros free-agent Alex Bregman, but don't sound like the most serious threat to sign the third baseman.