The St. Louis Cardinals have made it clear that they intend to part ways with Nolan Arenado.
That sentiment was evident last offseason, and the current president of baseball operations, Chaim Bloom, has also stated it publicly. While major trades and deals often come together during the Winter Meetings in December, the discussions leading to those moves usually start well before then.
The General Manager Meetings are currently underway, providing an ideal setting for top executives to begin discussions about potential offseason moves. As expected, Chaim Bloom is representing the Cardinals at the event. According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Bloom spoke with Nolan Arenado’s agent on Monday, and both parties agreed that a “different fit” would be best moving forward.
“Bloom spoke again with Arenado’s agent on Monday, and through ongoing conversations with the player and his representative the Cardinals have an understanding of what situation Arenado prefers and would OK,” Goold said. “A year after vetoing a trade to Houston that effectively reduced his list of approved teams to four, Arenado is open to considering more destinations. All parties believe those are reasons this winter is different than a year ago.
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“We’re on the same page that it does make sense for everybody to find a different fit,” Bloom said to Goold. “Obviously, what that’s going to look like if and when that’s going to happen – I don’t have those answers yet. We’ve agreed on that (the fit). So now it’s really about how do we go about that?”
The message is clear. The Cardinals want to get a trade done and so too does Arenado.
Although a potential destination isn’t known at this moment, right now is the perfect time to look around. It’s good to know that Bloom and Arenado are on the same page and now the club will have an opportunity to look around the league to see if there is interest at the GM Meetings.
Arenado played five seasons in St. Louis and was an All-Star twice over that span. All of the signs are pointing towards his time with the organization coming to an end this offseason. But, after a year of rumors without a deal, no one can be too sure.
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