Does Arenado’s Presence With The Cardinals Prevent Wetherholt’s Arrival? #stlouiscardinals

Does Arenado’s Presence With The Cardinals Prevent Wetherholt’s Arrival? #stlouiscardinals

Doing it now though does complicate matters for Hen Bloom because of the reasons I said a little bit ago. If you do it now, you darn well better have him on the the 26-man roster and in your daily lineup to begin next year. Talent-wise, he may be ready for that even. But if Heim Bloom’s sitting there going, I haven’t the previous guy couldn’t figure out what to do with Aronado, so I’m going to have my work cut out with that. Is ownership going to be okay with just like a flat DFA if nobody wants him? Aronado playing third base for this team in 2026 doesn’t make sense, I think, from a stylistic perspective of what we expect the roster to be. I know this has been runway year. Guess what? It may not be completely over, but next year should be the install year. If this was the runway to find out who we’re going to install, install the offense next year. Aronado is not part of it in 27, 28, 29. So installing him for 2026 to me and just clinging to this vestage of maybe we go 85 and 77 to make the playoffs is not the way that you should try to approach getting to That

Nolan Arenado remaining with the St. Louis Cardinals for 2026 doesn’t necessarily feel like a vibe that flows well with the general direction of the organization at this point in time.

And since Mozeliak was unable to move on from Arenado in the previous winter, is there some sense that Chaim Bloom could struggle to do it this time around, especially if ownership isn’t on board with eating the financial implication of the situation?

That’s where the delay on JJ Wetherholt potentially comes in, since the Cards would have to trust that there’s a daily spot to put Wetherholt on Opening Day if they’re adding him to the roster this September (which seems, for now unlikely).