Nolan Arenado Rumors: Yankees Have Curiosity in Cardinals 3B amid Mozeliak Feedback

The St. Louis Cardinals are curious about parting methods with Nolan Arenado, and so they may have a suitor for him.

Per MLB.com’s John Denton, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak stated it’s his “intention to strive” to commerce the third baseman. The Athletic’s Katie Woo reported the New York Yankees are curious about Arenado after failing to re-sign Juan Soto.

“At the very least one workforce concerned within the Soto bidding—the New York Yankees—has expressed curiosity in Arenado, based on a league supply, although it’s unclear at the moment if the Yankees are one in every of Arenado’s authorised groups,” Woo wrote.

Arenado will earn $74 million over the remaining three years of his eight-year, $260 million contract, and Mozeliak stated that the will to commerce him is financially motivated.

“We each stay optimistic that each events will stay comfortable one way or the other,” he stated. “[Arenado remaining with the Cardinals] is a risk, however I am undecided that places us the place we wish to be. From a monetary standpoint of attempting to maneuver our payroll – there are actually different methods to do this, however [trading Arenado] could be an enormous assist. It is monetary, however it additionally creates a runway for another person.”

A hurdle within the Yankees buying and selling for Arenado is his no-trade clause, which may enable him to veto a deal to New York. If he’s in favor of a commerce to the Yankees, it may work out nicely for each St. Louis and New York.

As Mozeliak talked about, the Cardinals try to shed some payroll as they attempt to rebuild round youthful expertise. The Yankees, in the meantime, can tackle some extra payroll after lacking out on Soto, who signed with the New York Mets.

The Yankees want a stable in-fielder who can present a spark on the plate, and Arenado suits the invoice. He had 16 dwelling runs, 71 RBI and a .272 batting common a season in the past and will assist New York keep away from taking a significant step again with one in every of their finest gamers departing this offseason.