Nolan Arenado is the latest MLB slugger on the move.
The St. Louis Cardinals agreed on Friday night to acquire the man from the Colorado Rockies’ third base for a basket of candidates, according to several reports.
The deal is not official and requires the approval of the MLB and MLB Players’ Association, for The Athletic.
The Rockies can host pitchers Austin Gomber, Jake Woodford, Angel Rondon, first baseman Luken Baker and Jhon Torres, according to The Athletic. The package has not been confirmed.
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In addition, Colorado is sending $ 50 million to St. Louis and Arenado will be deferring the money owed to him on his large contract.
Arenado would be another blow to the formation of the Cardinals that already includes the first man Paul Goldschmidt.
The third baseman has thrived with the Rockies for years, but the team has not managed to get out of the middle or bottom of the National West League and does not seem likely to do so in 2021 with the San Diego Padres getting ready to shoot and an escape season. potential for Fernando Tatis Jr. on the way, along with the Los Angeles Dodgers being the current World Series champion.
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Arenado, 29, is five times All-Star, eight times Gold Glove winner and four times Silver Slugger. He signed an eight-year contract extension in 2019. He owes $ 35 million each year until 2024, $ 32 million in 2025 and $ 27 million in 2026.
He has 235 homers in his career and has reached 0.293 in his career with an OPS of 0.890.
Last year with the affected coronavirus, he managed to hit eight home runs and hitting 0.253 in 48 games.
The Cardinals reached the playoffs last year with a record of 30-28 and the Rockies lost with a record of 26-34.
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St. Louis also signed again with Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina earlier this week.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.