Red Sox-Cardinals Discussed Blockbuster Deal To Send $260M Star In Boston

Will the Red Sox land the future Hall of Famer this offseason?

Feb 26, 2021; Jupiter, Florida, USA; A general view of the St. Louis Cardinals logo on the stadium at Roger Dean Stadium during spring training workouts. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images | Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images

The Boston Red Sox missed out on the biggest star of the offseason but they are looking for other ways to still add pop to the middle of the lineup.

It wouldn't been great to add Juan Soto to the organization for the next 15 years and Boston made him a historic offer, but things just didn't work out. Boston has shown that it will be aggressive this offseason and a St. Louis Cardinals star has popped up as a possible trade target.

Cardinals star third baseman Nolan Arenado has three years left on a $260 million deal and firmly is on the trade block. Boston and St. Louis even have had "preliminary discussions" about a possible deal, according to MassLive.com's Sean McAdam.

"Despite their public comments, the Red Sox have had some preliminary discussions with the St. Louis Cardinals regarding 10-time Gold Glove winner Nolan Arenado, who would be acquired to play third," McAdam said. "Prior to his agreement with the San Francisco Giants last week, there had also been some internal talk about signing free agent Willy Adames, a shortstop, to play third."

Arenado is an eight-time All-Star, 10-time Gold Glove Award winner, and five-time Silver Slugger. He had a somewhat down year in 2024 and still had 16 home runs and 71 RBIs while slashing .272/.325/.394.

Boston needs right-handed pop, and Arenado surely could provide that. Keep an eye on him over the coming days.

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