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The Houston Astros are currently stuck in limbo.<\/p>\n

With Alex Bregman still on the open market and weighing his decisions, the Astros remain optimistic they will keep their franchise cornerstone as part of this team going forward, but there is a chance he ultimately decides to leave.<\/p>\n

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Knowing that, general manager Dana Brown said Houston will \u201clisten\u201d to trade offers centered around their stars Kyle Tucker and Framber Valdez since the two are scheduled to hit free agency after the upcoming season.<\/p>\n

While any deal involving those two isn\u2019t expected to be likely, it\u2019s interesting to note this is the mindset the front office currently has during the Winter Meetings.<\/p>\n

Pivoting back to the current needs the Astros have and would like to solve before the next campaign begins, first base is a position that could use a major upgrade considering the poor production they got from there this past year.<\/p>\n

Christian Walker is viewed as a target, giving Houston some major power in their lineup while also adding elite defense in the field.<\/p>\n

However, it sounds like he could also be nearing a free agency decision.<\/p>\n

Per Jon Morosi of MLB Network, Walker\u2019s reps and the New York Yankees are currently \u201cin dialogue\u201d as they pivot to find some replacements after missing out on Juan Soto.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe based on what I\u2019ve heard from sources the last couple days is that Christian Walker, at the moment, is more of a priority for the Yankees than Pete Alonso would be \u2026 Maybe it\u2019s a three-year deal at a healthy AAV,\u201d the insider stated.<\/p>\n

There was no timeline given, but the Yankees have to make a splash or else it\u2019s going to be tough to recover for their fan base after Soto chose the New York Mets over them.<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s the type of contract Walker is looking to sign, then that could be of interest to the Astros.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see how this progresses, especially since Houston isn\u2019t expected to go after high-profile first baseman if Bregman returns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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