MLB rumors: Insider reveals trade market for St. Louis Cardinals' Nolan Arenado
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado blocked trades this offseason to the Los Angeles Angels and the Houston Astros. Months later, St. Louis is reportedly still pushing to move off the veteran slugger.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Cardinals have continued to shop Arenado around the league during the regular season, but they are 'not receiving any interest' from teams in him.
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Nolan Arenado stats (ESPN): .270/.352/.426, .778 OPS, 16 RBI, 4 home runs
Arenado, age 34, is actually outperforming his production last season. He's raised his OBP nearly 50 points and improved his slugging percentage, resulting in a near 60-point jump in his OPS. As for his work defensively, he ranks in the 92nd percentile for Baseball Savant's Fielding Run Value and is in the 95th percentile for Outs Above Average (5) this season.
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It hasn't mattered. After Arenado used his no-trade clause to block deals with the Angels and Astros, St. Louis hoped to make a trade with the Boston Red Sox this offseason. However, Boston signed Alex Bregman, forcing St. Louis to keep Arenado as it had no other options.
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Nolan Arenado contract (Spotrac): $21 million salary in 2025, $16 million salary in 2026, $15 million salary in 2027. $2 million annually in deferred payments from 2028-2031, $3 million annual deferred payments from 2032-2041
While the New York Yankees were once viewed as a potential landing spot, it's been well-reported that the club had zero interest in acquiring Arenado because of his contract. That sentiment seems to be held by the rest of the league right now.
The Cardinals began shopping Arenado in November and he remains on the roster more than five months later. If St. Louis wants to move off him, it will evidently have to cover a significant portion of his contract and even that might not be enough to receive a quality return in a deal.
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