During a lengthy interview with MLB.com on Wednesday, Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown said the club plans to offer a contract extension to Alex Bregman at some point.

Bregman is currently set to become a free agent after the season.

"With Bregman this year, we are going to make him an offer at some point. He has done great things for this organization," Brown said. "We told him at some point we are going to make him an offer. We hope that offer is going to be good enough. But at the end of the day, he has done great things for this organization. He is a pillar, and we would like to keep him around."

The San Diego Padres continue to search for an established outfielder, according to a report.

With the regular season less than a month away, Tommy Pham remains a possibility.

San Diego only has three outfielders on the 40-man roster: Fernando Tatis, Jr., Jose Azocar and Jurickson Profar.

As the offseason progressed, Cody Bellinger and his agent, Scott Boras, pivoted from seeking a long-term deal to something shorter with more flexibility.

Bellinger signed a three-year, $80 million deal to return to the Chicago Cubs earlier this month. He can opt out of the pact after the 2025 season.

"There are variables," Boras said of Bellinger's free agency. "We have some irregularity going on in this current market. We have close to 11 teams that are spending less money than they did a year go ... in light of the fact we have record revenues in baseball."

The San Francisco Giants continue to explore the markets for Blake Snell and Matt Chapman, according to a report.

One source claimed there's roughly a 50-50 chance that the Giants come away with one of those players.

The Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a Minor League deal with Julio Teheran with an invitation to Major League camp.

The deal comes with a $2 million base salary if Teheran makes the big league roster.

Teheran can battle for a rotation or long relief job with the Orioles.

Royce Lewis is open to discussing a long-term deal with the Minnesota Twins, according to a report.

However, there is no indication that the two sides have talked yet.

The Twins have cut payroll from $154 million last Opening Day to a projected $120 million or so in 2024, likely because of uncertainty with Bally Sports.

Lewis was the No. 1 overall pick in 2017.

The Boston Red Sox "recently" had a Zoom meeting with Jordan Montgomery, according to a report.

Alex Cora confirmed that the meeting took place but indicated it happened before the beginning of Spring Training.

The Red Sox have been tied to Montgomery for the majority of the offseason.

The Cardinals have agreed to a deal with free-agent shortstop Brandon Crawford, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand on Monday.

The team has not confirmed the deal, which is pending a physical and serves to add some depth to the position behind top prospect Masyn Winn, especially with dynamo utility man Tommy Edman still recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist last October.
 

The Los Angeles Angels appear "primed to land either [Jordan] Montgomery or [Blake] Snell when all is said and done," according to a report.

With Cody Bellinger now off the board, Montgomery and Snell are the top remaining free agents.

The Angels haven't made a ton of moves in free agency or trade after losing Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency.

The New York Mets are "not only expected to strongly pursue, but could be among the favorites" to land Juan Soto, according to a report.

Soto, acquired in a trade by the New York Yankees this offseason, is expected to hit free agency after the 2024 season.