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Aug 12, 2022; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) is congratulated after hitting a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Puetz-Imagn Images \/ Joe Puetz-Imagn Images<\/div>\n
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The St. Louis Cardinals are nearly two months away from Opening Day 2025 but haven’t made any significant moves this winter to help improve the roster.<\/p>\n

Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak\u00a0was not pleasantly welcomed<\/a>\u00a0by some fans on Saturday at the organization’s annual Winter Warm-Up. In his final offseason as head honcho for St. Louis, it’s safe to say Mo is dropping the ball.<\/p>\n

Trading superstar third baseman Nolan Arenado is the Cardinals’ top priority. However, Mozeliak can’t find a middle ground for the fan favorite and whatever organization he’s attempted to complete a deal with. Perhaps the eight-time All-Star\u00a0will be shipped up to\u00a0<\/a>the Boston Red Sox once the market dies down.<\/p>\n

“Sources continue to indicate that adding a right-handed bat is still Boston\u2019s top priority with bullpen help being looked at as a secondary need,” MassLive’s Chris Cotillo wrote Sunday. “Free agent Alex Bregman and Cardinals trade candidate Nolan Arenado remain the two big-name \u2014 yet imperfect \u2014 fits the Red Sox have considered. Boston could be waiting on either Bregman (short-term deal?) or the Cardinals (salary dump?) to get desperate as spring training draws closer.”<\/p>\n

Arenado has three years and $74 million remaining on his contract — $10 million of which is to be paid by the Colorado Rockies. It’s possible the Red Sox could be trying to place pressure on the Cardinals so that they’ll eat a significant portion of the 10-time Gold Glove defender’s deal to move him.<\/p>\n

The Houston Astros\u00a0had already attempted to<\/a>\u00a0poach Arenado from the Cardinals but the five-time Silver Slugger vetoed the deal. What’s shocking is that St. Louis was willing to eat $15-20 million of the veteran slugger’s contract to move him.<\/p>\n

It’s tough to predict whether Arenado will be moved this winter. Rumors indicate his market\u00a0has been relatively quiet<\/a>, so perhaps we’ll have to wait for the Cardinals to get desperate before he’s dealt away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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