The St. Louis Cardinals missed the postseason for a second straight year in 2024 after finishing with a record of 83-79.
For an organization that is used to winning, with 11 World Series titles in franchise history, the recent struggles could be difficult for their fans to accept.
The Cardinals appear to be starting a rebuild, and one All-Star player could potentially be on the trading block.
According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Cardinals are expected to gauge interest in third basemen Nolan Arenado.
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Arenado joined the Cardinals in 2021 after coming into the league in 2013 and playing eight seasons with the Colorado Rockies.
The eight-time All-Star had another solid season with the Cardinals in 2024 as he batted .272 with 16 home runs, 71 RBIs and a .719 OPS.
After missing the postseason the past two years, and being eliminated in the wild-card round the season before that, the Cardinals need to change course.
The Cardinals haven’t won the World Series since 2011.
Arenado could be a big part of the organization’s plan to rebuild if they were to trade him for assets this offseason.
He had a dip in his power production in 2024 as his 16 home runs in 152 games played were his fewest since the shortened 2020 season, when he hit eight home runs in 48 games for Colorado.
There will likely be interest in the 33-year-old, and it will be interesting to see what the Cardinals may want in return.