The possibility of the Los Angeles Dodgers adding All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado always seemed outlandish, not because the team wouldn\u2019t successfully trade for him, but rather, the defending champions didn\u2019t need him.<\/p>\n
As the offseason unfolded, Arenado\u2019s more realistic suitors have pivoted and signed other players, leaving the St. Louis Cardinals urgently searching for a trade partner.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, MLB insider Jeff Passan reported the Boston Red Sox as the most reasonable landing spot for Arenado.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers seen as long shots to make a move for Arenado, an eight-time All-Star third baseman, the Red Sox remain the landing spot that makes the most sense,\u201d Passan wrote. \u201cThough Arenado used his no-trade clause to block a deal to Houston this winter, he would waive it to end up in Boston, according to sources.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n However, after the team signed Alex Bregman, they\u2019re out on the 10-time Gold Glove winner, which leaves the Bombers and Dodgers.<\/p>\n Cardinals insider John Denton also added the situation with Arenado\u2019s salary that has shifted in St. Louis.<\/p>\n \u201cA sticking point in any Arenado deal could come down to how much of the $64 million remaining on Arenado\u2019s contract the Cardinals are willing to absorb,\u201d Denton wrote. \u201cInitial trade talks in early January broke down when the Cardinals refused to pay as much as $20 million toward the balance of Arenado\u2019s contract, a source said. After failing to make much trade progress elsewhere throughout January, the Cardinals reengaged the Red Sox, Yankees and Dodgers about possible restructured deals for the star third baseman.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s publicly known Arenado wants to out of St. Louis, but at this point, the Cardinals have been unable to find a trading partner since Arenado blocked a trade to the Houston Astros earlier in the offseason.<\/p>\n As for the Dodgers, general manager Brandon Gomes said the team would still consider other opportunities before the start of the 2025 season, signaling the team hasn\u2019t closed the door on making another addition.<\/p>\n \u201cOn the other front, you never say never and we\u2019ll continue to be opportunistic at looking at places at how to round out the roster,\u201d Gomes said. But we feel very happy with what we\u2019ve done to this point.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The Dodgers haven\u2019t openly conveyed their interest in Arenado, but the same could be said about other free agent signees such as Kirby Yates, Hyeseong Kim, and Michael Conforto.<\/p>\n If the Dodgers don\u2019t actually have interest in Arenado, then the third baseman will likely be staying in St. Louis.<\/p>\n And that certainly looks to be the case as president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said Arenado \u201cis likely going to be a part our club at this point\u201d heading into the new season.<\/p>\n If the Dodgers want Arenado before Opening Day \u2014 or at any point \u2014 it\u2019s safe to assume they\u2019d be able to get him. For now, though, that does not appear to be the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The possibility of the Los Angeles Dodgers adding All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado always seemed outlandish, not because the team wouldn\u2019t successfully trade for him, but rather,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n