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Cardinals Have Given Permission To 1 Veteran To Seek A Trade
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The St. Louis Cardinals missed the postseason for the second straight year after finishing with a record of 83-79.
It was the team’s first time missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons since the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
While the Cardinals organization has had plenty of success over the recent years, it has been reported that the team will take a step back next season and focus on developing their young players.
This news has created trade rumors involving some of the Cardinals’ star players, and the team has now permitted their star third basemen to seek a trade.
According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale via B/R Walk-Off on ‘X,’ the Cardinals have given Nolan Arenado’s agent permission to talk to teams about a potential trade.
Arenado is a 12-year veteran of the MLB who came into the league in 2013 with the Colorado Rockies where he played eight seasons before coming to the Cardinals for the last four.
The eight-time all-star could potentially switch teams again before the 2025 season now that the Cardinals permitted him to seek a trade.
In 2024, Arenado played 152 games for the Cardinals where he batted .272 with 16 home runs, 71 RBIs, and a .719 OPS.
Arenado is well known for his offense, but he also is a stellar third baseman as shown by his 10 Gold Glove Awards.
The Cardinals could part ways with multiple of their veteran players, but Arenado likely doesn’t want to be a part of a rebuild at this stage of his career.
Arenado will be another name to keep an eye on as the MLB offseason continues.
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Cardinals President Has Honest Admission About The Team’s Direction
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The St. Louis Cardinals missed the postseason for the second straight season in 2024 after finishing with a record of 83-79.
Since winning the World Series in 2011, the Cardinals have made the playoffs eight out of 13 seasons.
In an organization that has 11 World Series titles and is used to a winning culture, missing the postseason can seem like a catastrophe.
The Cardinals will reportedly take a step back next season and focus more on the development of their players to reset their organization.
Cardinals President John Mozeliak revealed his thoughts on the team’s direction.
Mozeliak talks about how the team is heading in the wrong direction and how the decision to part ways with key components of their roster possibly might be their best option.
There have been talks of trading one of their star players Nolan Arenado and taking the next few seasons to focus on drafting and developing their young talent.
Cardinals fans are likely not thrilled with the idea of resetting the roster over the next few years, but Mozeliak believes that could be the best move in the long run.
It will be interesting to see what the team decides to do this offseason and to see what their roster looks like at the start of the 2025 season.
The Cardinals haven’t advanced past the wild-card round in the playoffs since 2019, and they could struggle to just make the postseason in the coming seasons.
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MLB Insider Says 1 Cardinals Player Is Likely To Be Traded This Offseason
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The St. Louis Cardinals and their fans are used to a winning culture with 11 World Series titles in franchise history.
However, things haven’t been going the Cardinals’ way lately, as they missed the postseason for a second straight year in 2024.
It has been reported that the Cardinals are cleaning house before the 2025 season and preparing to focus on developing their young talent in the farm system.
Because of that approach, one big-name Cardinals player reportedly is likely to be traded this offseason.
Arenado is a 33-year-old third baseman who came into the league in 2013 with the Colorado Rockies and played eight seasons for them before playing the past four with the Cardinals.
The eight-time All-Star had another productive season in 2024, playing 152 games and batting .272 with 16 home runs, 71 RBIs and a .719 OPS.
Arenado will likely draw interest from plenty of teams who need a third baseman, especially if they have a young team that would benefit from a veteran presence in the clubhouse.
The Cardinals appear to be hitting the reset button ahead of the 2025 season, and it will be interesting to see how their fans react to this decision.
With many trade candidates and a free agent class full of talent, this offseason should remain exciting for the foreseeable future.
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Cardinals Expected To Field Interest In 1 Starting Pitcher
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The St. Louis Cardinals, who have been one of Major League Baseball’s most consistent teams in recent history, have had a rough couple of seasons.
After missing the postseason for a second consecutive year in 2024 with a record of 83-79, the Cardinals are expected to hit the reset button in 2025.
They are expected to look to trade most of their big-name players and shift their focus to younger players to develop.
One veteran starting pitcher is the newest name to pop up in rumors of players the Cardinals could trade.
The veteran starting pitcher came into the league in 2015 with the New York Mets.
After playing six seasons for the Mets, the left-hander played one season for the Toronto Blue Jays before joining the Cardinals in 2022.
Last season, Matz appeared in 12 games, starting seven, and posted a record of 1-2 with a 5.08 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched.
He could be an intriguing option for a team that desires a veteran presence in its rotation.
Matz’s best season came with the Blue Jays in 2021, when he started 29 games and had a record of 14-7 with a 3.82 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 150.2 innings pitched.
Although Matz had a down season in 2024, his 3.86 ERA from 2023 is respectable and could boost interest from some MLB teams this offseason.
It will be interesting to see how the Cardinals handle their current situation as their fans will likely be unhappy if the team underperforms for multiple years to come.
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Nolan Arenado Is Reportedly Open To A Position Change
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The St. Louis Cardinals have 11 World Series titles and have been known as one of MLB’s best teams in recent history.
Since winning the World Series in 2011, the Cardinals have made the postseason in eight of 13 seasons but have missed the past two.
With rumors swirling of the Cardinals having a reset year in 2025, Nolan Arenado has become a likely trade candidate.
If traded, the 10-time Gold Glove third baseman reportedly would be willing to switch positions.
This is not the first time this offseason that a player has said he is open to playing a different position for a new team.
Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames also said he would move if the deal was right on a team with a solidified player already on the roster.
Arenado came into the league in 2013 with the Colorado Rockies and played eight seasons before going to the Cardinals for the past four seasons.
In 2024, Arenado played in 152 games, batting .272 with 16 home runs, 71 RBIs and a .719 OPS.
With the Cardinals rumored to rebuild over the next few seasons, it would make sense to trade Arenado to try to get a bundle in return.
The 33-year-old could be a target for teams wanting to add a right-handed bat with some power as he has hit at least 30 home runs in seven of his 12 MLB seasons.
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Cardinals May Be Looking To Trade 1 All-Star
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The St. Louis Cardinals missed the postseason for a second straight year in 2024 after finishing with a record of 83-79.
For an organization that is used to winning, with 11 World Series titles in franchise history, the recent struggles could be difficult for their fans to accept.
The Cardinals appear to be starting a rebuild, and one All-Star player could potentially be on the trading block.
According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Cardinals are expected to gauge interest in third basemen Nolan Arenado.
Arenado joined the Cardinals in 2021 after coming into the league in 2013 and playing eight seasons with the Colorado Rockies.
The eight-time All-Star had another solid season with the Cardinals in 2024 as he batted .272 with 16 home runs, 71 RBIs and a .719 OPS.
After missing the postseason the past two years, and being eliminated in the wild-card round the season before that, the Cardinals need to change course.
The Cardinals haven’t won the World Series since 2011.
Arenado could be a big part of the organization’s plan to rebuild if they were to trade him for assets this offseason.
He had a dip in his power production in 2024 as his 16 home runs in 152 games played were his fewest since the shortened 2020 season, when he hit eight home runs in 48 games for Colorado.
There will likely be interest in the 33-year-old, and it will be interesting to see what the Cardinals may want in return.
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Insider Names 2 Players Cardinals Will Likely Target At Trade Deadline
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The St. Louis Cardinals have been hanging around this season and are currently just 4.5 games out of first place in the NL Central as the trade deadline is looming on July 30th.
One insider shared some insight into the Cardinals’ potential deadline plans and pointed out two names who the team will likely target to bolster the starting rotation for the stretch run.
MLB.com’s John Denton said that the Cardinals will “likely target” Nathan Eovaldi of the Texas Rangers and Zach Eflin of the Tampa Bay Rays at the trade deadline.
Eovaldi is in the final year of the 2-year, $34 million deal he signed ahead of last season and has a vesting option for $20 million in 2025 that turns into a player option if he reaches 300 total innings pitched over the last two seasons, which he is currently 57 innings shy of.
He is having one of the best seasons of his career and has a career-low 3.36 ERA and 1.07 WHIP, and with the Rangers getting Jacob DeGrom back soon in addition to recently getting Max Scherzer back, the team might decide Eovaldi is expendable.
It would still be somewhat surprising to see the Rangers decide to sell coming off a World Series championship and with another ace on the way while facing just a 5-game deficit in the AL West.
Eflin won a career-high 16 games for the Rays last season and has a 4.14 ERA across 18 starts this year for the Rays, who like the Rangers, are still under .500.
The Cardinals need a starting pitcher, so keep an eye out to see if they go shopping in the coming weeks.
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Standings Show Impressive Cardinals Turnaround Since Mid-May
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The St. Louis Cardinals invested a lot in their starting rotation, given their issues in that area last year.
They brought in ace Sonny Gray, plus veterans Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson.
Still, many analysts predicted a rough season ahead for them given the elevated average age on the roster.
There are many veterans on the Cards: Lynn, Gibson, Gray, Paul Goldschmidt, Matt Carpenter, Nolan Arenado, Giovanny Gallegos, Andrew Kittredge, Miles Mikolas, Willson Contreras and Brandon Crawford, among others, are all over 30.
In any case, the Cards have been more competitive than some folks anticipated, and are within striking distance in the NL Central with a 40-37 record.
They are now second in the division, just 5.5 games out of first place as of Wednesday afternoon.
The situation wasn’t always this promising, though.
On May 11, they were 15-24 and everybody was already leaving them for dead, putting together scenarios in which they sold at the trade deadline with months in advance.
They have turned around their season since that date, though.
After that point, St. Louis owns one of the best records in the National League at 25-13.
Having Gray healthy and in a groove has helped, sure, but the development of young, promising prospects to complement the veterans is perhaps the biggest reason behind the surge.
Shortstop Masyn Winn, for example, has blossomed into a reliable starter with a .773 OPS, and Brendan Donovan also got hot and is up to a .754 OPS.
Closer Ryan Helsley and JoJo Romero have been fantastic in the bullpen, and all three veteran starting pitching acquisitions have an ERA under 4.00.
Maybe if they make the right acquisitions, the Cards can compete with the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL Central title.
At the very least, they should fight for a spot among the Wild Card teams in the National League.
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Cardinals In Position To Tie 100-Year Old Record
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Fans and analysts agree on the fact that the St. Louis Cardinals are a relatively old team, at least compared to the average MLB squad.
They have accomplished veterans such as Lance Lynn, Kyle Gibson, Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Arenado, Sonny Gray, Matt Carpenter, and Brandon Crawford, among others.
However, they also have some impressive prospects and young players coming up.
They have made sure to involve their prospects and give them a platform to succeed, and this involves MLB playing time.
That’s why the veterans are slowly ceding some space to the future.
In the specific case of the Cardinals, they are in a position to tie a 100-year-old record when it comes to youth and Opening Day.
“The @Cardinals could have 4 position players in their #OpeningDay lineup who are 23 or younger: Nolan Gorman, 23; Victor Scott II, 23; Masyn Winn, 22; Jordan Walker, 21. Last time that happened in a season opener? 1924. 100 years ago. Credit: Kevin Dillon, @MLBNetwork,” MLB insider Jon Morosi tweeted.
Gorman hit 27 home runs last year and has a bright future ahead of him.
Scott II won a spot thanks to the rash of injuries in the Cardinals outfield, including projected starters Dylan Carlson and Lars Nootbaar.
He stole 94 bases last year in the minors, between High-A and Double-A, and could be running wild on Thursday.
Winn is a young, inexperienced shortstop and Walker already left his mark last year with 16 home runs and a .787 OPS.
They all figure to be around for a while and are extremely talented in different facets of the game.
The Cardinals might be old, but the youth is finally coming.
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Cardinals Outfielder Goes Down With Unfortunate Injury
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St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson was having a very solid spring training.
He was shaping up to be important in the Cards’ lineup.
Fate, however, dictated that he will now have to wait a while to be ready to contribute to his team.
“Dylan Carlson suffered a sprained AC joint in yesterday’s collision. Victor Scott II makes the Opening Day roster. #STLCards,” Cardinals insider Katie Woo tweeted.
Just days from Opening Day, Carlson suffered an unfortunate injury that will knock him out of action for at least a while.
The good news is that he is expected to be out for weeks rather than months, but still, that’s a pretty vague timeline.
He will have to be patient and complete every step of his rehab.
Scott, who was having an amazing spring training too, will make the roster in Carlson’s place and is full of potential.
He doesn’t have much power, but his speed and contact ability are legit.
As for Carlson, his rock-solid spring goes to waste: he had earned his spot on the roster and in the lineup.
He was slashing .271/.340/.521 with a .861 OPS, three home runs, and 13 RBI in 18 games.
He will be back this season, but it’s still a bummer for him and for fans who were eager to see him break out.
The Cardinals have a lot of work to do to return to relevancy after finishing last in the NL Central.
They will need Carlson to recover and show his best form if they are going to mount a challenge for the division or the playoffs.
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