The 31-year-old made just eight starts in the 2022 regular season and three more in the 2022 postseason. He has not taken the mound in an MLB game since. He has missed each of the last two full seasons due to injury, and is unlikely to be ready for Opening Day this season either.

The Houston Astros now seem to be in an all-or-nothing situation. Their revamped interest in Alex Bregman at this point in the offseason caught many by surprise

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.