What are you going to do with the awkward atmosphere? After the trade failed, Camp On Arena also rejected all five teamsa welcome boss
Feb 17, 2025
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St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado arrived at Jupiter, Florida, the team's spring training camp on the 17th (Korea time). Arenado, whose name was mentioned in the trade market throughout last winter, eventually prepared for the season by wearing the St. Louis uniform.
Arenado, who appeared at Rogerdin Chevrolet Stadium, the home of St. Louis' exhibition game, said in an interview with local media, `What would be the point of saying which teams were mentioned (in trade negotiations) now,' but there were approximately five teams. I have a family and I have to be worth it if I want to bring my family and move in." In other words, he refused to trade because he had to consider the convenience of his family if he left St. Louis.
Arenado added "So I think the trade list was very small, and it was hard to actually change that list."
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John Mozeliak, president of baseball operations in St. Louis, responded, `We were going to try to push for a trade when we go into the offseason. That's what I actually did. However, Arenado has not reached the point of trade where he is no longer a Cardinals player. Anyway, welcome him back. Let's just think about it. "He's a player on our team and we'll be a better team."
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 revised the period to a nine-year, $275 million contract with an additional year. At the time, Colorado agreed to a trade with St. Louis on the condition that it would bear 51 million dollars of it.
Arenado has $32 million left this year, $27 million next year and $15 million in 2027, and if Colorado pays $5 million this year, it will reimburse all $51 million.
St. Louis pushed for a trade this offseason on the condition that it bears some of Arenado's remaining $74 million contracts, just as Colorado did four years ago. However, as Arenado exercised his right to trade, he could not reach an agreement with any club.
According to local media reports, the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers are also known to have negotiated trade negotiations with St. Louis.
Arenado recorded a batting average of 0.272, 16 homers, 71 RBIs, 70 runs scored, and an OPS of 0.719 in 152 games last year, the lowest in the OPS except in 2013, his debut season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
