Will the St Louis Cardinals Trade Nolan Arenado?

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Nolan Arenado seems like a perfectly reasonable chap who was kinda done dirty by the Colorado Rockies (though being forcibly booted out of that organization is something of a blessing). Jon Heyman asked him a few questions the other day and Arenado says he isn’t expecting a trade but wouldn’t be surprised by one, either.

Things are bleak in St Louis. The Cardinals aren’t used to losing like this and it appears no one really knows how to handle their current struggles. Things were obviously very wrong when Marmol heaved Willson Contreras under the bus and while the Cards have put together a couple of small winning streaks, they’ve gone right back to losing again afterward.

Truth be told, I hadn’t even considered an Arenado trade. While he’s aging toward his mid-30s, he’s still very productive with the bat and his contract is quite reasonable through 2027, given that the Rockies are on the hook for $5 million per year for the next three years.

It’s quite obvious the Cardinals will be selling but to what extent? And given the Twins’ offensive woes, can they simultaneously afford and not afford to pursue an expensive-but-good player with loads of control remaining?

I’d be for this, but I think the price will be too high. But it sure would help the team until Lewis returns, at which point what do you do with Lewis, if he refuses to play CF (sure would be nice to have him there instead of Taylor). That’s a lot more runs if those two things happen……

Miranda and a corner OF from AAA and a middling prospect? IF they can get Lewis to move to the OF, I do that all day.