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The Astros have a hole at first base, but they have other areas of their roster that need to be addressed and are still on the hook for $19.5 million with José Abreu next season, despite the fact that he was released in June.
If they want to re-sign Alex Bregman at third base, the Astros probably aren’t going to be players for Pete Alonso at first base. After Abreu fell off a cliff in his mid-30s, they may be hesitant to sign Christian Walker, with B/R projecting that it will take a three-year, $60 million deal to sign him before his age-34 season.
Houston general manager Dana Brown could try to sign former NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt to a one-year deal, hoping he rebounds in his age-37 season. But if the Astros are going to go the one-year route at first base, it may be a wiser course of action to call the Cleveland Guardians about first baseman Josh Naylor.
Naylor was an All-Star for the first time in 2024, homering 31 times and driving in 108 runs for the Guardians. But since he’s entering the final year of arbitration eligibility, he could be someone that the low-budget Guards trade rather than losing him in free agency next offseason.