Perhaps both Bregman and his agent, Scott Boras, will be satisfied with the final result of this winding free-agent saga. For now, Boras appears peeved at Bregman’s incumbent team, at least based on recent comments to The Athletic’s Chandler Rome.

This offseason is now the second one in a row where the Houston Astros weren't expected to do much, but turned out to be major players in the landscape of Major