Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak met with reporters (including Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat) at the team’s Winter Warm-Up event today, and discussed several topics related to quiet St. Louis offseason. In general, Mozeliak didn’t have much new to offer on the Nolan Arenado trade front, other than to say that “I think priority one, two and … [Read more...] about John Mozeliak Discusses Arenado, Cardinals’ Offseason
DeWitt: Cardinals Would Not Need To Cut Spending Elsewhere If No Arenado Trade
Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. spoke with reporters on Monday afternoon to conclude the organization’s Winter Warm-Up weekend. Unsurprisingly, he touched on the team’s biggest offseason storyline: the Nolan Arenado trade discussions. Most notably, DeWitt said that the team wasn’t motivated to cut payroll in another area if they can’t line up an Arenado deal. “No, I don’t … [Read more...] about DeWitt: Cardinals Would Not Need To Cut Spending Elsewhere If No Arenado Trade
Cardinals Notes: Payroll, Rotation, Liberatore
The Cardinals are facing a major obstacle as they attempt to retool their roster towards a younger (and cheaper) product for the 2025 campaign: they’ve been unsuccessful to this point in their attempts to move on from veteran third baseman Nolan Arenado. It’s against that backdrop that president of baseball operations John Mozeliak revealed yesterday (as reported by Katie Woo … [Read more...] about Cardinals Notes: Payroll, Rotation, Liberatore
No Extension Talks Between Cardinals, Ryan Helsley
Right-hander Ryan Helsley spoke to reporters about his future with the Cardinals during the club’s Winter Warmup fan event this weekend. As relayed by Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat, Helsley indicated that he was actually under the impression he’d be getting traded this winter when the offseason began. The righty added that when his camp heard from president of … [Read more...] about No Extension Talks Between Cardinals, Ryan Helsley
The Cardinals Are Amidst A Half-Measure Offseason
The Cardinals have made zero trades this offseason. Two months ago, that would've been a huge surprise. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak declared at the end of the season that the team would cut MLB payroll and give consistent reps to younger players. Seven of MLBTR's Top 35 trade candidates entering the winter were Cardinals. All of them remain Cardinals with … [Read more...] about The Cardinals Are Amidst A Half-Measure Offseason