John Mozeliak says trading Nolan Arenado remains “Priority 1, 2 and 3” but acknowledges the team remains in a holding pattern due to the FA market. He would like to add to the bullpen/maybe a RH-bat, but won’t before they have clarity on Arenado’s future.

Nolan Arenado's future with the St. Louis Cardinals is uncertain, with trade talks facing obstacles and several factors complicating his potential MLB move. Even though St. Louis Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak stated at the MLB team’s Winter Warm-Up event,

The St. Louis Cardinals have made their plans this offseason to unload some of their veteran players, such as Nolan Arenado, in their bid to go younger, retooling their roster after a disappointing past few campaigns.