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Cardinals 'Don't Want To Bring' Nolan Arenado To Spring Training, Per Mariners Legend

St. Louis isn't giving up on finding a trade partner for Nado
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Mar 5, 2024; Jupiter, Florida, USA; St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado 928) celebrates after scoring against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
Mar 5, 2024; Jupiter, Florida, USA; St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado 928) celebrates after scoring against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

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The St. Louis Cardinals have been busy this offseason searching for a trade partner willing to make a deal for superstar third baseman Nolan Arenado but time is running out.

Since Arenado invoked his no-trade clause for a potential deal with the Houston Astros, the five-time Silver Slugger's market has been stagnant.

With spring training steadily approaching, a Seattle Mariners legend believes the Cardinals are scrambling to find a trade destination for Arenado. Could a deal be imminent?

"No doubt, it's real," Mariners three-time Gold Glove second baseman Harold Reynolds stated Wednesday on MLB Network's Hot Stove after being asked if the recent Boston Red Sox rumors concerning Arenado are true. "I think it's real because it's a team Nolan would go to and they're at a standstill with the Cardinals. You gotta bring him back to camp and him and John Mozeliak have to look at each other and figure it out. So yeah, I think it's real. The Cardinals don't want to bring him back to camp."

It was reported on Tuesday that the Cardinals and Red Sox have recently discussed a trade for Arenado. Although this is not the first time Arenado has been linked to the Red Sox, it's surprising given how quiet the 10-time Gold Glove defender's market has been.

"What are young going to do with Nolan Gorman who has to play?" Reynolds continued. "And you basically have soured the waters with the relationship. You gotta move him and the Red Sox are a club that he would move to."

Boston is an ideal landing spot for Arenado as his pull-power hitting would bold well at Fenway Park, which has a shortened left field due to the Green Monster wall that stands behind it at 37 feet tall.

Former Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman still hasn't signed, which is complicating Arenado's trade market. Perhaps the Red Sox will grow tired of free-agent negotiations and decide to complete a blockbuster with the Cardinals for the six-time Platinum Glove defender.

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Nate Hagerty joined “Inside The Cardinals” as a content creator to spread knowledge about his favorite childhood team. A hometown native of Boston, Hagerty chose at an early age of six years old to follow the St. Louis Cardinals. The miraculous season of 04’ for the Red Sox did not deter Hagerty from rooting against his hometown team, nor did it in 2013 against the Red Birds. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding Inside The Cardinals, please reach out to Scott Neville: nevilles@merrimack.edu 

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