The reliever market is moving fast, but the Alex Bregman market remains slow-moving with no signs of picking up speed.

The Houston Astros' acquisitions of corner infielders Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes this winter seemed to signal the end of Alex Bregman's time in the Bayou City. A cooled market for the free-agent third baseman could lead to a surprise reunion.

As the Houston Astros’ offseason caravan resumed after this week’s winter storm, so did the latest hot stove rumors. Could the Astros be back in play for a reunion with Alex Bregman? Multiple reports floated that possibility Thursday.

That possibility seemed dead in December, when general manager Dana Brown said talks between both sides had “stalled” and the team pivoted to first baseman Christian Walker. A lack of clarity in Bregman’s market across the past month may have allowed the Astros back into the fray.