LAD is playing Arenado? Already angry baseball fans explode. Media concerns STL negotiates trade deal with Dodgers Yankees Boston
Feb 09, 2025
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MLB.com St. Louis reporter John Denton said on the 8th (Korea time) 'The Cardinals recruited third baseman and outfielder Michael Hellman from the Minnesota Twins. 10 times, he reported, 'A measure to strengthen the infield without Nolan Arena shining on the gold glove. In other words, Arena also worked in advance ahead of the trade.
St. Louis put Arenado, who represents the team in offense and defense, on the trade market this offseason. St. Louis, which officially announced its rebuilding after last season, has begun work to save Arenado's remaining $74 million in salary for the remaining three seasons.
St. Louis left with FA Paul Goldschmidt and Andrew Kittridge, giving up next year's options for Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn. Now it's Arena's turn. Arenado signed an eight-year, $260 million extension in February 2019 during his time with the Colorado Rockies. It then moved to St. Louis in February 2021 and added another year. The annual salary of $32 million this year, $27 million next year, and $15 million in 2027 remain.
Arenado, however, has full no-trade claim. You can refuse to trade to a team you don't want. He did not accept a trade with the Houston Astros in December last year. Arenado is from Newport Beach, California.
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In this situation, the Dodgers have also started trade negotiations with St. Louis and Arena.
In response, the fan media Dodgers Nation is on the 9th 'Juss plans to re-sign Clayton Kershaw, and general manager Brandon Gomes says he will continue to strengthen his power before the opening of the season. General manager Gomes continues to look for opportunities to further strengthen the roster. I'm satisfied with the current power. Even if we start spring training tomorrow, we're a very good team."
The Dodgers Nation then said 'Arenado is well known for wanting to play in Los Angeles, but it's unclear if the Dodgers want him. However, the Dodgers will be hard to resist because the Cardinals are willing to pay more for Arenado's salary.'
If Arenado wears a Dodgers uniform, the level of criticism against the Dodgers, who shook the FA market with Don and last year's World Series winning sign, will inevitably rise further.
In response, Dodgers Nation said, `Many baseball fans were already angry before, but if the Dodgers bring Arenado this time, it will definitely explode.' `I emphasize again, but all teams have an opportunity to recruit Arenado if they want.'
Arenado recorded a career batting average of 0.285 with 341 home runs and an OPS of 0.857. However, after moving to St. Louis through a trade in January 2021, his offense and defense numbers began to fall last year. He hit .266 with 26 home runs, 93 RBIs, OPS 0.774 in 2023, and hit .272 with 16 home runs, 71 RBIs and OPS 0.719, respectively, in 152 games last year. bWAR dropped to one-third of 7.7 in 2022, when it ranked third in NL MVP with 2.4 and 2.5.
In fact, it is not recent that the Dodgers have been connected to Arenado. Arenado drew attention by posting 'Dodger Blue' sung by Kendrick Lamar on his SNS in early December last year. It may mean that he wants to go to the Dodgers, but he didn't explain anything else.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
