With Alex Bregman’s future uncertain and the Houston Astros being the front-runner to sign him, the Chicago Cubs have turned to free agent Justin Turner as an alternative for the third base position

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.