Sooner or later, Yoenis Cespedes is going to end up with someone.

A lot of Mets fans hope the Cuban slugger's price falls enough that he'll re-sign with their team for an encore.

Still unlikely?

Perhaps, but the Houston Chronicle shot down the latest hot rumor that the Houston Astros might swoop in and get a deal done even though the 2015 AL Wild Card playoff club seemingly is set in the outfield and DH.

MLB Network's Peter Gammons put it out there Sunday on Twitter that three MLB executives told him to "watch the Astros on Cespedes."

Thrice today I had execs say "watch the Astros on Cespedes." 5th best HR park in MLB in '15. Good lineup. OK, I'm watching — Peter Gammons (@pgammo) January 17, 2016

A day later, Evan Drellich of the Chronicle posted Monday morning that "a person familiar with the Astros' thinking said on Sunday they had not previously heard of a connection between the Astros and Cespedes and made his signing in Houston sound unlikely."

Cespedes has been looking for a long-term contract for big money, but no one's met his asking price yet during an offseason in which most of the lucrative deals have gone to starting pitchers.

Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported Sunday that Cespedes is being pursued by the Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves and Mets. He speculated that the LA Angels and Detroit Tigers also are "monitoring" Cespedes."

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