{"id":18047,"date":"2025-01-10T04:25:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T04:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18047"},"modified":"2025-01-10T04:25:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T04:25:50","slug":"trade-pitch-has-red-sox-acquiring-260-million-star-in-3-player-blockbuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18047","title":{"rendered":"Trade Pitch Has Red Sox Acquiring $260 Million Star in 3-Player Blockbuster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157858680-e1736437273260.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Trade pitch has Red Sox acquiring Nolan Arenado<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/\">Boston Red Sox<\/a>\u00a0have been linked to Alex Bregman and Nolan Arenado as the team could look to acquire a third baseman.<\/p>\n<p>With Boston likely to add a bat,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10149787-realistic-mlb-trades-that-could-happen-before-2025-spring-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Bleacher Report\u2019s Zachary D. Rymer shared a trade prediction<\/a>\u00a0that sees the Red Sox acquiring Arenado in a blockbuster deal with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/st-louis-cardinals\/\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Sox acquire:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/nolan-arenado-571448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Nolan Arenado<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cardinals acquire:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/masataka-yoshida-807799\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Masataka Yoshida<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/redsox\/yoeilin-cespedes-806985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Yoeilin Cespedes<\/a>\u00a0(Boston\u2019s No. 5 prospect)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The proposed deal would be a blockbuster as Boston would acquire Areando for a top prospect and an MLB player.<\/p>\n<p>Arenado would be the Red Sox\u2019s starting third baseman which would shift Rafael Devers to first base or DH. The third baseman is entering the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/12643\/nolan-arenado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">sixth year of his eight-year $260 million deal<\/a>. Arenado is an eight-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner as he would bolster Boston\u2019s defense at third. In 2024 with the Cardinals,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/nolan-arenado-571448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">he hit .272 with 16 home runs and 71 RBIs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In return, Boston would send Yoshida to St. Louis who hasn\u2019t lived up to expectations. The Red Sox signed Yoshida in December of 2022 to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/80213\/masataka-yoshida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">five-year $90 million deal<\/a>. The Japanese outfielder was expected to be a big bat, but he has struggled to adjust to the majors. He was primarily used as a DH in 2024 as he hit .280 with 10 home runs and 56 RBIs as the power hasn\u2019t been there.<\/p>\n<p>The big part of the return for the Cardinals would be getting Cespedes who\u2019s the Red Sox\u2019s No. 5 prospect. The shortstop signed as an International free agent in 2023. He\u2019s expected to reach the majors in 2028 and last season in Rookie Ball\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/redsox\/yoeilin-cespedes-806985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">he hit .319 with 5 home runs and 24 RBIs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Analyst Makes Case for Red Sox to Acquire Arenado<\/h2>\n<p>The proposed deal does make sense for both sides as St. Louis is looking to get off of Arenado\u2019s contract. Boston, meanwhile, gets a star third baseman while only giving up their fifth-ranked prospect while also getting off of Yoshida\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n<p>Rymer, meanwhile, believes the Red Sox would be a much better team with the trade happening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough Arenado isn\u2019t a perfect fit for the Red Sox, having him at third base with Rafael Devers shifting to first base would upgrade their infield defense. Arenado also has the right-handed stick that Boston has been looking for. Meanwhile, Yoshida must go after consecutive\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">1.4-rWAR<\/span>\u00a0seasons. And in this case, his going would open up the DH slot for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/triston-casas-671213\">Triston Casas<\/a>,\u201d Rymer wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<p>As for the Cardinals, Rymer believes St. Louis would benefit from getting off of Arenado\u2019s contract. They also would get a prospect in Cespedes which is the key reason for St. Louis pulling the trigger on the trade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFrankly, Arenado\u2019s trade value is so diminished that they may not have a choice. At least they\u2019d save some money in this deal. Yoshida is owed $55.8 million, whereas the Cardinals owe Arenado $64 million,\u201d Rymer wrote. \u201cThis would otherwise be a prospect purchase for the Cardinals, with the 19-year-old Cespedes bringing a strong bat to St. Louis\u2019 system.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Boston is Arenado\u2019s Preferred Destination<\/h2>\n<p>Arenado\u2019s name has come up in trade talks all offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The third baseman used his no-trade clause to block a trade to the Houston Astros. According to Chris Costillo and Sean McAdam of MassLive, Arenado would like to be traded to Boston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBoston is a preferred destination \u2014 if not\u00a0<i>the<\/i>\u00a0preferred destination \u2014 for Arenado, a hot trade candidate who has a full no-trade clause, industry sources said Sunday,\u201d the article\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/redsox\/2025\/01\/red-sox-a-preferred-destination-in-nolan-arenado-trade-talks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">read<\/a>. \u201c<span class=\"s1\">The 33-year-old has already invoked that clause to control his future once, blocking a trade to Houston in late December<\/span>. If the Red Sox and Cardinals were to match up on value, there would be no hesitation on Arenado\u2019s end to accept the deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arenado is a five-time Silver Slugger winner and 3-time NL home run leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trade pitch has Red Sox acquiring Nolan Arenado The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0have been linked to Alex Bregman and Nolan Arenado as the team could look to acquire a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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