With just a few weeks remaining until Major League Baseball’s exhibition season gets underway, teams have precious time left to apply the finishing touches to their rosters. With that in mind, CBS Sports has gathered all of Saturday’s most notable news, rumors, and moves below, in one handy spot for your consuming convenience.
Red Sox, Astros still in on Bregman
The Red Sox continue to be engaged with free-agent infielder Alex Bregman, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. There is a caveat to Boston’s interest, however, as the Red Sox would prefer any agreement to be of the short-term variety — meaning, per the Globe’s reporting, a contract no longer than four years. 
As a result, it’s unclear if the Red Sox can be considered a serious threat to land Bregman given that he reportedly has other offers with a longer term in hand.
On that note, it’s interesting that Astros manager Joe Espada said he was “optimistic” Bregman could still return to Houston on Saturday:
Of course, the Astros may have to move some money before they can bring back Bregman, which brings us to the rumor below
Pressly, 36, is a two-time All-Star fresh off a campaign that saw him post a 3.49 ERA (114 ERA+) and a 3.22 strikeout-to-walk ratio across 56 2/3 innings. Houston’s motivation for moving him has more to do with his salary. He’s owed $14 million this upcoming season, money that the Astros could repurpose elsewhere — including, potentially, in a late effort to retain longtime third baseman Alex Bregman.
