Nolan Arenado Blocks Potential Trade To Astros

Nolan Arenado Blocks Potential Trade To Astros

It’s not a secret that John Mozeliak is trying to trade Nolan Arenado. It’s a matter of where he’s going. The Cardinals agreed to a trade with the Astros (who used to be their division rival for people who remember those days)… the only problem is Houston isn’t on the list of the six approved teams the third baseman is willing to go to.

Mark Feinsand over at MLB.com has reported that Arenado used his no-trade clause to black a deal to Houston.

“According to sources, the Astros and Cardinals were in discussions on a potential trade involving the third baseman, but Arenado informed St. Louis that he will not waive his no-trade clause to go to Houston.”

“The Cardinals were willing to send $15-20 million to the Astros as part of the deal to help pay down Arenado’s salary, sources said. The eight-time All-Star is set to earn $74 million over the next three years, though the Rockies are on the hook for $10 million as part of their 2021 trade with the Cardinals, while $12 million of the deal is deferred, bringing the present-day value of what he is owed to roughly $60 million. The money the Cardinals were willing to include would have brought the Astros’ commitment down to roughly $40-45 million over three years.”

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Hard to blame Arenado here. The Astros just traded Kyle Tucker and Alex Bregman is just sitting out there in free agency. It was a hell of a run but the rebuild is only a matter of time. It’s pretty clear that Arenado wants to go to a winner. That’s out the window after you trade Tucker.

One thing to also consider here. If the Cardinals couldn’t get this deal done and had to pay down this kind of rate to get rid of him… what’s the next best out there among the six teams? The longer this drags out, it sure doesn’t feel like the Cards are going to get a great return here.

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