Bregman stands as perhaps the best position player available in free agency with less than a month before the beginning of Spring Training, and he reportedly still has a standing six-year, $156 million offer from Houston.

Coach Joe Espada told FOX 26 Houston’s Nate Griffin that the door was open for a reunion, but general manager Dana Brown told reporters that door is cracked, and re-signing Bregman would be a “long shot.

Rumors linking Alex Bregman to a return to the Houston Astros have increased rapidly over the past several days, but there is reportedly still a significant roadblock in negotiations.