Cardinals Rumors: Nolan Arenado’s future, top prospect buzz, surprising DFA
By Mark Powell
Cardinals Rumors: Nolan Arenado is safe in St. Louis
By most accounts, including Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt are unlikely to be moved at the MLB Trade Deadline. Arenado in particular opted into his contract last offseason, meaning he’s likely to be playing under the arch for some time.
During the All-Star Break, Arenado was asked whether he felt pressure to perform, or if he would be open to playing elsewhere.
“Yeah, I mean, it is a business, right?” Arenado said, per Goold. “I’ve been traded once and I think that shocked a lot of people at the time. So, I guess, no, it doesn’t surprise me anymore what happens in this game. But it would still be surprising seeing certain things happen, but I understand that there’s certain things that probably should.”
Since, John Mozeliak and the Cards front office has let it be known through certain avenues that Arenado is off the table. As Josh Jacobs of Redbird Rants wrote, “the Cardinals have already shut down inquiries from other teams about Lars Noobaar and Jordan Walker. They also have no intention of trading Nolan Arenado or Paul Goldschmidt, continuing to make stories like Jon Heyman’s all the more irrelevant.”
Arenado’s future is clearly with the Cards, and his contract runs through the 2027 season. Hopefully for St. Louis sake, he will be a member of their next postseason team. Mozeliak and Co. are building for 2024 and beyond.