Alex Bregman seems increasingly unlikely to sign with the Boston Red Sox, and if Craig Breslow is unwilling to meet the third baseman's price, he better have a very good backup plan at the ready.

Alex Bregman has tested the market for months, but the Astros still have as good of a chance as anybody in the sweepstakes.

Alex Bregman remains on the free agent market despite having teams interested in him. The Houston Astros — the only team Bregman’s played for in his nine-year MLB career — remain in the mix for the infielder and are “trying to bring him back,” MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported Monday.