There's plenty of room for the two to coexist on the roster. That said, Bregman and the Astros are said to be far apart in contract talks -- MLB.com reported Houston offered six years and $156 million while Bregman seeks closer to $200 million -- and ...

Having traded Kyle Tucker to the Cubs, in a move he deemed meant to sustain the Houston Astros’ competitive window, general manager Dana Brown issued an open call for patience. “This is probably one of those moves that I think in the future people will see and understand like,