Dodgers could acquire Nolan Arenado, $8.5 million
St. Louis Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. provided some clarity on Nolan Arenado's ongoing trade-request drama.
St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak continues to make it known that he wants third baseman Nolan Arenado off his team. Over the weekend, he labeled the prospect of trading the veteran All-Star during the latter portions of MLB’s offseason as “priority one,
“John Mozeliak says trading Nolan Arenado remains ‘Priority 1, 2 and 3' but acknowledges the team remains in a holding pattern due to the FA market. He would like to add to the bullpen/maybe a RH-bat, but won’t before they have clarity on Arenado’s future,” Katie Woo of The Athletic wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
The Red Sox need a right-handed power hitter and have been connected to both third basemen. But both players are imperfect fits.
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A blockbuster trade proposal has the Cardinals trading star third baseman Nolan Arenado to the Philadelphia Phillies.
John Mozeliak says trading Nolan Arenado remains “Priority 1, 2 and 3” but acknowledges the team remains in a holding pattern due to the FA market. He would like to add to the bullpen/maybe a RH-bat, but won’t before they have clarity on Arenado’s future.
Unsurprisingly, he touched on the team’s biggest offseason storyline: the Nolan Arenado trade discussions. Much of that is due to the no-trade rights of the Cards’ most expensive players.
Yes, that's right: For the second time this offseason, Brown and the Astros have had their best-laid offseason plans foiled by a no-trade clause. A few weeks after Nolan Arenado nixed a trade to Houston, Pressly reportedly put the kibosh on a deal that would've sent the righty to the bullpen-needy Chicago Cubs.
The Astros are "keeping the door ajar" for a potential Alex Bregman reunion. Jose Altuve could play left field. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.
As it appears likely that Nolan Arenado will stay with the St. Louis Cardinals, multiple young players are left in limbo. At the beginning of the offseason, the Cardinals announced a “re-tool“, focusing on trimming payroll and internal development.