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The New York Yankees have been connected to a St. Louis Cardinals star in the past and are still predicted to be the team that ends up trading for him.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Feb 17, 2025; Jupiter, FL, USA; St. Louis Cardinals third base Nolan Arenado (28) laughs as he heads off to a workout station at spring training. \/ Jim Rassol-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0have seen a little bit of change to their lineup this offseason, but they may not be done making moves.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest additions they made was\u00a0bringing in Paul Goldschmidt\u00a0from the\u00a0St. Louis Cardinals\u00a0as a free agent.<\/p>\n

Bleacher Report’s\u00a0Kerry Miller\u00a0thinks that the Yankees could bring in another Cardinals star, predicting that future\u00a0Hall of Famer Nolan Arenado\u00a0will end the season in New York.<\/p>\n

St. Louis is in the middle of a youth movement, which has already pushed Goldschmidt out of town. They are projected to trade away some more veterans this year, which would include Arenado.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old is still one of\u00a0the best defensive options\u00a0at the hot corner and his down year’s at the plate are still at least around league average.<\/p>\n

He is coming off of the worst season of his career, which saw him slash .272\/.325\/.394 with 16 home runs and 71 RBI.<\/p>\n

Even if he does continue with that level of production, it would still be an improvement over what they have at the moment.<\/p>\n

Best case scenario he makes a bit of a bounce back to the level that he has shown that he is still capable love just a bit earlier in his 30s.<\/p>\n

From 2020 to 2023, he slashed .271\/.328\/.495 with an average of 30 home runs and 100 RBI.<\/p>\n

No matter what, it seems like the Yankees are still likely to make a change\/addition third base.<\/p>\n

The current starter looks to be\u00a0penciled in as\u00a0Oswaldo Cabrera, but New York is going to want to improve upon him and send Cabrera back to a super utility role rather than every day starter.<\/p>\n

If the near 26-year-old wants to earn an every day role before the Yankees make a trade, he would need to make a big improvement at the plate. He is at least slightly above average with his glove.<\/p>\n

Last year, Cabrera slashed just .247\/.296\/.2365 with eight home runs and four stolen bases. The campaign before was even worse.<\/p>\n

New York cannot risk having him as the only option at the hot corner come October with that unreliable of a bat.<\/p>\n

That’s why\u00a0trading for Arenado\u00a0makes sense. Even coming off of a down year, it would be better to rely on him to come up in the clutch than an unproven player.<\/p>\n

He is still due $51 million over the next three years, and his contract counts $75 million over thenext three years for luxury tax purposes. Trading for the St. Louis slugger may not cost them much in terms of prospect value.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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