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Cardinals' eight-time All-Star blocks potential trade to Astros: report

At this point, it would be a surprise if Nolan Arenado is wearing a St. Louis Cardinals uniform in 2025, but it's almost certain he won't be wearing the jersey of at least one other team.

The eight-time All-Star has three years remaining on his deal, but with the Cards in a rebuild, Arenado is perhaps their hottest commodity on the trade market.

The issue St. Louis faces, though, is that Arenado has a no-trade clause. That's not to say the Cardinals can't move him.

But Arenado would need to give the team permission to do so.

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Arenado has reportedly decided not to waive his no-trade clause to go to the Houston Astros.

Houston is in the market for a third baseman because Alex Bregman is a free agent. And while the Astros were willing to take on a good chunk of the $74 million owed to Arenado through 2027, Arenado apparently wants no part of playing in Houston. The teams reportedly agreed on a trade, but it's not known when that happened.

It's also not clear why Arenado does not want to play in Houston, but it should be noted that Arenado will turn 34 a couple weeks into the season without a World Series ring, and the Astros, after trading Kyle Tucker, seem to be taking a step backward.

Arenado's agent, Joel Wolfe, said Arenado's list of teams he'd be willing to be traded to is "bigger than you would think … but he's not going to go just anywhere."

Other teams that may be interested in Arenado's services include the New York Yankees and New York Mets. However, the former reportedly did not have much of a "fit" for him earlier this month.

The Cardinals were on the opposite end of a no-trade clause in 2017, when Giancarlo Stanton shut down a deal with St. Louis while he was a member of the Miami Marlins. Shortly thereafter, Stanton went to the Yankees.

Arenado is a 10-time Gold Glove Award winner. Combine that with a .285 average and .857 OPS in his career, and he might be on the track to Cooperstown when it's all said and done. He is 174 hits away from reaching 2,000 for his career.

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Astros think Yankees have offered 'crap' for All-Star trade target: report

The New York Yankees seem to think they are doing everything possible to rebound from losing Juan Soto.

But their rivals, the Houston Astros, apparently think they are being low-balled for perhaps their best player.

It has become apparent the Astros are willing to trade Kyle Tucker this offseason as he enters the final year of team control. The lefty slugger figures to collect big bucks this time next year.

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With Soto on his way to Queens, the Yankees have a hole in their outfield to fill, and they are looking at Tucker.

The two sides have reportedly spoken, but they seem far apart.

According to NJ.com, the Astros think the Yankees have offered "crap" for the three-time All-Star.

"I talked to someone with the Astros’ front office and was told the Yankees didn’t offer anything the Astros wanted," NJ.com's Randy Miller wrote Thursday. "Nothing. They think the Yankees have offered crap."

The executive Miller spoke with apparently said the Yankees have only offered low-level prospects.

Β The Astros apparently want a package to start with reigning Rookie of the Year Luis Gil.

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Houston has also been in discussions with the Chicago Cubs about outfielder Seiya Suzuki and infielder Isaac Paredes.

MLB's winter meetings are now over, but there are still roughly 10 weeks until spring training begins. So, there's plenty of time.

The Yankees pivoted to sign Max Fried to an eight-year, $218 million deal, the most lucrative contract ever given to a lefty.

If the Yankees do get Tucker, it wouldn't be the first time they traded for a lefty outfielder who was entering a contract year. It's what they did with Soto last year.

Soto finished third in the AL MVP vote, two spots behind Aaron Judge, and signed a 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets, the richest in sports history.

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