{"id":151995,"date":"2025-07-04T19:13:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T19:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/151995\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T19:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T19:13:18","slug":"cardinals-could-send-eight-time-all-star-to-yankees-in-possible-blockbuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/151995\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals could send eight-time All-Star to Yankees in possible blockbuster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Cardinals are in a very interesting spot. They are in contention, but not sure which direction they&#8217;re going to take at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>They could buy, sell, hold, or mix buying and selling together. How they play in July will dictate their strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Last offseason, they attempted to trade Nolan Arenado, but ultimately failed to do so. He nixed a trade to the Houston Astros, and the Boston Red Sox, another team that showed interest, signed Alex Bregman.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Heyman of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/03\/sports\/yankees-making-trade-calls-on-third-basemen-here-are-the-possibilities\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The New York Post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The New York Post<\/a> noted that the New York Yankees might be a fit, but that New York isn&#8217;t sure of him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Arenado would]\u00a0happily join old friends Paul Goldschmidt and [D.J.] LeMahieu. But Yankees higher-ups don\u2019t love how he\u2019s trending offensively, and he has $42M to go through 2026,&#8221; Heyman wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vakw2IH60eBZ4UO1Iz1b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Yankees did not have any interest in Arenado last offseason, and it&#8217;s unclear if they have changed their opinion on the matter. However, Arenado would be an upgrade defensively and would benefit from the hitter-friendly dimensions of Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>New York could then move Jazz Chisholm Jr. to second base, while St. Louis could open up an everyday spot for either Nolan Gorman or Thomas Saggese.<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis could also clear some payroll space if they were to ship Arenado to New York. But Arenado&#8217;s no-trade clause complicates things, even if he is interested in reuniting with Goldschmidt.<\/p>\n<p>He ultimately chose to stay in St. Louis last offseason, and if the Cardinals remain in contention, chances of him waiving that clause are slim.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it will be interesting to see where the Cardinals end up going this year and what they&#8217;ll do at the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>More MLB:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/news\/yankees-3-player-trade-pitch-brings-cardinals-nolan-arenado-new-york\/5c44d00fad779789e589b273\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Yankees 3-player trade pitch brings Cardinals&#039; Nolan Arenado to New York;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Yankees 3-player trade pitch brings Cardinals&#8217; Nolan Arenado to New York<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The St. Louis Cardinals are in a very interesting spot. 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