St. Louis Cardinals president John Mozeliak made an admission in regards to the staff’s offseason efforts to commerce third baseman Nolan Arenado.
Mozeliak conceded Wednesday that it’s unsure that the Cardinals will be capable of commerce Arenado earlier than the season begins. The staff has sought to maneuver Arenado all winter, however a mixture of things have prevented a transfer, which Mozeliak conceded might make issues barely awkward when the veteran third baseman experiences to spring coaching.
“I do really feel as groups are starting to report it positively appears like there may be extra urgency to see if there might be some solution to carry this to conclusion,” Mozeliak mentioned of Arenado commerce talks, via Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “This has just a little awkwardness. There may be some fact to that. We’ve got a while to keep away from awkwardness, and if not, we’ll take care of awkwardness.”
For the Cardinals, the most important concern in making an attempt to commerce Arenado is a really restricted market. The Cardinals consider there are solely 5 groups Arenado would settle for a commerce to because of his no-trade clause, and never all of these groups are excited about making a deal. The staff that has constantly been seen because the almost definitely to make the transfer, the Boston Purple Sox, effectively took themselves out of the market Wednesday.
The Cardinals tried to commerce Arenado to one American League team earlier within the offseason, however he rejected the transfer.
In principle, a staff just like the New York Yankees might nonetheless pursue Arenado, however cash can be a difficulty. Groups just like the Detroit Tigers that missed out on Bregman is also , however Arenado must be keen to go there.
Arenado hit a modest .272 with 16 dwelling runs in 2024. He nonetheless performs high quality protection, however the truth that he’s nonetheless owed one other $74 million over the following three years has additionally sophisticated efforts to maneuver him.
