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MESA, Ariz. \u2014 Jameson Taillon paused for a few seconds, digesting the question.<\/p>\n

Third baseman Alex Bregman lingers on the free-agent market as major-league pitchers and catchers report to spring training this week. Two of his former Houston Astros teammates have new homes with the Chicago Cubs, making them a naturally intriguing destination given the lack of an established player at Bregman\u2019s position and how he could boost the organization\u2019s quest to win the division and return to the postseason.<\/p>\n

Taillon was asked if the presence of slugger Kyle Tucker and veteran reliever Ryan Pressly has led to the recruitment of Bregman, who would give the Cubs more proven production at third base where top prospect Matt Shaw begins camp as the front-runner to win the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know about recruiting, but I know those guys speak very highly of them, and I\u2019ve definitely heard them communicate that out loud,\u201d Taillon said Tuesday. \u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on behind the scenes as far as recruiting. Obviously, he\u2019s an incredible player. Just getting these guys from Houston, like, that team went on a crazy run for a lot of years. \u2026 I think that\u2019s pretty cool to add to this room, just winners, people who expect to win. And again, that kind of goes back to voicing expectations and stuff, like, these guys want to win and obviously Bregman has been a big part of that team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taillon remembers being on the receiving end of Bregman\u2019s ability to seize the moment. In a June 2022 start against the Astros in New York, Yankees fans raucously booed Bregman during his first-inning at-bat, a regular occurrence at Yankee Stadium following the revelation of the Astros\u2019 2017 sign-stealing scandal. As the boos rained down, Bregman took Taillon deep for a three-run home run.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seemed like any time they were getting booed really loudly, he always came through,\u201d Taillon said. \u201cA guy who\u2019s played in big moments, he\u2019s a championship player, would deepen our lineup, he\u2019s got great at defense at third base, so I don\u2019t know where things stand with all that but obviously he\u2019s a great player, he has tons of awards and accomplishments in this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The price will have to be right for the Cubs to commit to Bregman, and that would almost certainly mean a contract that is not the type of long-term deal the 30-year-old has been seeking. The Cubs are approximately $31 million under the Competitive Balance Tax threshold for 2025. They can afford to wait out the situation similarly to how they handled Cody Bellinger\u2019s free agency last offseason, ultimately signing him to a three-year deal with two opt-outs in late February when spring training was underway.<\/p>\n

Pressly spent six seasons in Houston with Bregman and considers him one of his buddies, describing the two-time All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner as a special guy, adding the Astros organization would echo that sentiment. Pressly said he would love to see Bregman join him and Tucker in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Pressly, though, has kept his conversations with Bregman centered more around asking how he\u2019s doing and what he\u2019s hearing versus telling him to come to the Cubs. He knows Bregman must make the best decision for himself and his family, but \u201cwould I like to play with him? 1,000%.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s super competitive, he wants to win, and it doesn\u2019t matter what it\u2019s at,\u201d Pressly said Tuesday. \u201cHe wants to be that guy and to have him in this clubhouse would be pretty special. \u2026 Having more guys in the clubhouse who have been there and done it rolls off onto the younger guys, and it shows a winning tradition. And when you can have that in the clubhouse, you start to build on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever happens with Breggy, I\u2019m always going to support him no matter what. I just hope I can support him in the same clubhouse.\u201d<\/p>\n

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