After the Houston Astros fielded a payroll in 2024 that triggered MLB’s competitive balance tax, incurring the penalty for the first time amid owner Jim Crane’s tenure, Crane was asked if the team would consider overstepping the tax threshold again in 2025.

The Houston Astros traded slugger Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs earlier this winter. They could target an All-Star from the San Diego Padres to replace him.

Yes, that's right: For the second time this offseason, Brown and the Astros have had their best-laid offseason plans foiled by a no-trade clause. A few weeks after Nolan Arenado nixed a trade to Houston, Pressly reportedly put the kibosh on a deal that would've sent the righty to the bullpen-needy Chicago Cubs.

Former Houston outfielder and three-time All-Star Kyle Tucker posed for a photograph at a training facility in an unknown location Tuesday, standing next to a player Houston hopes will emerge as its next star at the hot corner.

Pressly, who served as Houston's primary closer from 2020-23, will make $14 million in 2025 and has a full no-trade clause.

The Houston Astros have already made some major changes to their roster this offseason, most notably in the Kyle Tucker trade, but they may not be done. In exam

The Cubs and Kyle Tucker avoid arbitration as they come to an agreement on a contract for the upcoming season.

MLB Pipeline continued to roll out its top 10 prospect rankings for each position, and the most recent rankings came in the form of third basemen.

Alex Bregman could be headed for an Astros reunion after all. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported Thursday that Houston is “keeping the door ajar” to potentially re-sign the star third baseman. The Athletic added that talks have resumed between the two sides.

Outfielder Kyle Tucker was traded by the Chicago Cubs this offseason from the Houston Astros as the NL Central team aims to get back to the postseason after missing out in 2024.

If Bregman is back in Houston, team sources indicated he would play third base in place of Isaac Paredes, whom the Astros acquired as part of the three-player package for Tucker. In that scenario, both Paredes and Altuve could face a position change.

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez said he hasn't had any setbacks in his recovery from a knee injury he sustained late last season.