While the last few seasons have not gone the way that the St. Louis Cardinals expected, the new president of baseball operations, Chaim Bloom , is here to correct the franchise's future. After trading away veteran starter Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, it appears that the rebuild is in full bloom in St. Louis. Next up could be third baseman Nolan Arenado . ESPN's Buster Olney speculated via X, formerly Twitter, that if the Cardinals can't trade Arenado, they may consider releasing him.

“It seems inevitable that the Cardinals will either trade or release Nolan Arenado before the start of the '26 season; if so, Willson Contreras will be the last St. Louis player with a contract for 2027,” posted Olney on Wednesday afternoon. “Unless he's traded.”

An Arenado trade

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