WEST PALM BEACH, Fla — A new era started in silence, save for the slapping of hands and some tired ballplayers bolting to breakfast. Unopened boxes towered over troves of empty lockers inside a cluttered clubhouse still preparing for most position players to report.

With a resolution to the Alex Bregman situation as he departs for Boston, the focus now shifts to other key questions facing the Astros.

Alex Bregman has yet to sign for a new team in free agency after hitting the open market at the expiration of his contract with the Houston Astros.