11 years and 481.2 billion weeks ago, why? Boston Arena is also looking for a trade
11 years and 481.2 billion weeks ago, why? Boston Arena is also looking for a trade
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The Boston Red Sox have resumed trade negotiations with the St. Louis Cardinals and Nolan Arena. Despite the robustness of Rafael Devers, the starting third baseman who signed an 11-year, 331 million-dollar contract extension ahead of the 2023 season, the team is seeking to recruit additional third basemen. Not only Arena but also Alex Bregman, the third baseman of the FA, is also considered a potential candidate.
MLB Network reporter John Morosi reported on the 5th (Korea time) that "Boston and St. Louis talked about the Arenado trade." MLB.com said, "Boston was often mentioned as a potential destination for Arenado during the offseason. However, there were reports that the level of interest in the third baseman (Arenado), who was selected as the 8th All-Star, was unclear."토토사이트
Rather than seeking to advance to the postseason this year, St. Louis plans to spend a period of reorganization. Arenado hopes to play for a competitive team that can seek to win the title. However, St. Louis is not in a state where it can freely pursue a trade deal. Arenado has the right to refuse to trade with other players. The will of Arenado is also important.
Rumors of Arenado's transfer to Boston surfaced last month as well. Arenado is also expected to accept a trade with Boston.
Another reason why St. Louis considers Boston as a trading partner is because of Chime Bloom's career. From October 2019 to September 2023, Bloom served as chief baseball officer in Boston. It means that he is relatively up-to-date with Boston's prospects.
Arenado had a batting average of 0.272, an OPS of 0.719 and 16 homers and 71 RBIs in 152 games last year. It is the first time since 2014 that Arenado had 20 or fewer homers in a 162-game season. He had been recovering from the recent drop in on-base percentage by banking on long balls, but suffered as the number of homers decreased.
Blitzer Report said, "Arenaissance hopes to play for a competitive team, and St. Louis is trying to save money for rebuilding and give opportunities to younger players. Their separation seems to be the best option, but nothing is guaranteed."
Therefore, some say that Arenado's position could become ambiguous when the trade is canceled. "Arenado knows we're trying, and we know he's trying," St. Louis President John Mozeliak said. "I'm not afraid of that at all."
However, if Arenado moves to Boston, he will have to reorganize his position. Boston already has starting third baseman Rafael Devers. Devers is a franchise star who signed an 11-year, $331 million extension with Boston ahead of the 2023 season.
"Arenado could move to the first base, but Boston has a first baseman named Tristan Casas," wrote Boston fan columnist for Sports Illustrated. If Arenado throws out Devers or Casas as designated hitters, Masaka Yoshida will likely return to the outfield. The St. Louis Cardinals could take over Yoshida instead of assisting Arenado in his salary. Or Boston could take over Casas.