John Mozeliak says trading Nolan Arenado remains “Priority 1, 2 and 3” but acknowledges the team remains in a holding pattern due to the FA market. He would like to add to the bullpen/maybe a RH-bat, but won’t before they have clarity on Arenado’s future.
January and February is typically when teams sit back and wait for free agents and potential trade partners to get desperate. Seven of our top 10 and 25 of our top 50 free agents have signed. Teams will put the squeeze on the remaining unsigned free agents with spring training approaching.
“John Mozeliak says trading Nolan Arenado remains ‘Priority 1, 2 and 3' but acknowledges the team remains in a holding pattern due to the FA market. He would like to add to the bullpen/maybe a RH-bat, but won’t before they have clarity on Arenado’s future,” Katie Woo of The Athletic wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
One of the hottest names on the MLB trade market this offseason is Nolan Arenado. Arenado has had some bad luck with winning during his career, as he was stuck with the hapless Colorado Rockies for a large part of his time in the Major Leagues right before joining the St. Louis Cardinals as they were turning away from World Series contention.
In parts of four seasons with St. Louis, Arenado has a slash line of .271/.328/.470/.797, with 125 doubles, six triples, 106 home runs, and 372 RBIs in 2,288 plate appearances.
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