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.

As the Red Sox’s pursuit of a right-handed hitter drags deeper into the offseason, two names have surfaced most frequently: Alex Bregman and Nolan Arenado. Neither is a perfect fit, but both represent an upgrade to the current Red Sox lineup, one that ...

The St. Louis Cardinals never imagined they'd be searching for a Nolan Arenado trade partner in 2025 but here they are, struggling to move the gifted third base

The St. Louis Cardinals aren't in the market for former Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman but they might have the next best thing to him. Cardinals eigh

What's going on with Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox? A new report provides insight into why talks have stalled.

The Cardinals are looking to trade Nolan Arenado, and his friend, Lars Nootbaar says the third baseman "looks really good right now."

MLB.com is keeping track of all the latest free-agent and trade rumors involving the Red Sox right here.

The Boston Red Sox have had a less than good offseason this year, and it seems it will be even worse if they cannot land Alex Bregman. However, Red Sox insider Chris Cotillo proposed ideas to make sure this offseason can be chalked as a success, though not what they wanted it to be. Here are the top ideas:

The trade of Ryan Pressly and Jose Altuve’s willingness to move from second base to left field has renewed hope that the Houston Astros may be able to re-sign Alex Bregman. That’s a huge change from just five weeks ago when general manager Dana Brown termed the negotiations with the free agent third baseman as “stalled” and appeared to close the door on a possible reunion.

John Mozeliak says trading Nolan Arenado remains “Priority 1, 2 and 3” but acknowledges the team remains in a holding pattern due to the FA market. He would like to add to the bullpen/maybe a RH-bat, but won’t before they have clarity on Arenado’s future.

“John Mozeliak says trading Nolan Arenado remains ‘Priority 1, 2 and 3' but acknowledges the team remains in a holding pattern due to the FA market. He would like to add to the bullpen/maybe a RH-bat, but won’t before they have clarity on Arenado’s future,” Katie Woo of The Athletic wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

The Houston Astros were long thought to be out of the Alex Bregman sweepstakes. They even tried to pivot to Nolan Arenado, and when that trade fell through, they signed Christian Walker and chose to move the newly acquired Isaac Paredes to third base.