The St. Louis Cardinals are attempting to trade eight-time All-Star this summer, but finding a suitor has proven difficult. Arenado’s top aim is to sign for a perennial contender. Nonetheless, he recently blocked a trade to the Houston Astros, who have qualified for the postseason in nine of the past ten seasons.
Perhaps a three-team deal with the Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies will put Arenado on a team that will give him a legitimate shot at adding a World Series title to his Hall of Fame CV.
“Among position players, Alex Bregman is arguably the biggest name still available as a free agent,” said Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller on Thursday morning. “That’s largely because he’s supposedly looking for at least a $200 million deal, but it could also be a result of both Nolan Arenado and Alec Bohm being among the top and most frequently touted players on the trade block. Nearly one-third of the league could make a strong case for trading for Bohm, but the Seattle Mariners may be the most eager.
Arenado’s contract includes a no-trade provision, but he told the Cardinals that he would accept a trade to the Phillies, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels, or the Dodgers, his childhood favorite team.
“Thus far this offseason, the Mariners have done nothing to address their offensive woes from 2024, aside from outrighting Luis Urias and non-tendering Josh Rojas to make room for a to-be-determined third baseman,” according to Miller. “They don’t have much room in their budget for free agent recruits, but Bohm’s estimated 2025 salary of $8.1 million should suffice. The trade: St. Louis sends third baseman Nolan Arenado to Philadelphia; Philadelphia sends 3B Alec Bohm to Seattle; and Seattle sends shortstop Colt Emerson (Joel Reuter’s No. 35 overall prospect) to St. Louis.”
In Miller’s proposed deal, the Cardinals would obtain the Mariners’ top overall prospect. The main drawback to the transaction is that St. Louis already has youngster Masyn Winn at shortstop, so acquiring Emerson would make no sense for the 11-time World Series champs.
