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The St. Louis Cardinals can't seem to find their way out of trade rumors.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired veteran third baseman and eight-time All-Star Nolan Arenado in a major trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, the team announced Tuesday. The D-backs received Arenado and cash from the Cardinals for minor-league righty Jack Martinez. Arenado waived his no-trade clause and agreed to the deal.
The Cardinals will require a significant haul to twist their hand into trading away their All-Star slugger, as per MLB insider.
The Cardinals have already traded Nolan Arenado and second baseman Brendan Donovan should be the next on the trade block.
After an extended saga of attempting to trade their cornerstone third baseman, the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday capitalized on recent movement in the market and sent eight-time All-Star Nolan Arenado to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The St. Louis Cardinals are likely looking to cut ties with Brendan Donovan in a trade this