Cubs Still Discussing Potential Alex Bregman Deal, Budget Issues Complicate Matter

The Cubs and Astros are currently in negotiations with the Astros for reliever Ryan Pressly, with a deal hinging on him waiving his no-trade clause, sources have confirmed to CI. This isn’t the only connection between the two teams, as there rumors about Alex Bregman being a realistic Cubs target resurfaced Friday.

Jon Heyman mentioned the Cubs having interest in the third baseman, along with the Red Sox and Tigers, but his report came across more like Scott Boras propaganda. The notion gained legs, however, when The Athletic — Sahadev Sharma, Patrick Mooney, and Astros writer Chander Rome — detailed the Cubs’ ongoing conversations about Bregman. Sharma and Mooney had previously shut down…