{"id":135896,"date":"2024-12-11T18:32:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T11:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135896"},"modified":"2024-12-11T18:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T11:32:09","slug":"dodgers-arent-a-fit-for-nolan-arenado-even-as-cardinals-look-to-trade-him-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135896","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers aren\u2019t a fit for Nolan Arenado even as Cardinals look to trade him: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DALLAS \u2013 If the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"106\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/dodgers\/\">Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019<\/a> pursuit of <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"NxTzrhe2HdUzjr6T\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/juan-soto-NxTzrhe2HdUzjr6T\/\">Juan Soto<\/a> signaled anything, it\u2019s what we already knew: They should always be considered a looming factor when a star becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>But with the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"118\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/cardinals\/\">St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5982613\/2024\/12\/09\/cardinals-mlb-nolan-arenado-trade\/\">looking to trade All-Star third baseman<\/a> <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"NwWX30LugDqHE7Oq\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/nolan-arenado-NwWX30LugDqHE7Oq\/\">Nolan Arenado<\/a>, don\u2019t expect the Dodgers to be in play. League sources strongly indicated to <em>The Athletic<\/em> that a deal for Arenado is not a possibility the organization has considered. And Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes said on the record Monday that <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"UtZm6OF6t2ZOSrRb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/max-muncy-UtZm6OF6t2ZOSrRb\/\">Max Muncy<\/a> would be the team\u2019s third baseman on Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuncy\u2019s going to play third base for us,\u201d Gomes said. \u201cHe\u2019s such a big piece of what we do and has been a staple. So, yeah, Max is playing third base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The speculation around Arenado\u2019s potential fit with the Dodgers was strong enough that Muncy, in an appearance on \u201cFoul Territory,\u201d said he would be willing to move positions to accommodate a move. He later added, \u201cAs long as I get to stay, I don\u2019t care who they bring in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles has long been viewed as a desirable landing spot for Arenado, who has a no-trade clause, and the Dodgers broached trade discussions with the Cardinals as recently as the 2023 trade deadline. Arenado is an Orange County native who attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Arenado\u2019s agent, Joel Wolfe of Wasserman, said Tuesday that \u201cNolan is willing to strongly consider (a trade) \u2026 but he\u2019s not going to go just anywhere.\u201d Wolfe added that Arenado seeks \u201ca team that he thinks is going to win now and consistently for the remainder of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But a fit doesn\u2019t make much sense for the Dodgers, whose infield appears in place: Muncy at third base, <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"40qIanIFo3PVjfGr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/mookie-betts-40qIanIFo3PVjfGr\/\">Mookie Betts<\/a> at shortstop, <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"6p3f9vHVateA9nFl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/gavin-lux-6p3f9vHVateA9nFl\/\">Gavin Lux<\/a> at second and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"fJdyR59AnffvvTIg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/freddie-freeman-fJdyR59AnffvvTIg\/\">Freddie Freeman<\/a> at first.<\/p>\n<p>Arenado is owed $74 million over the remaining three years of the eight-year, $260 million contract he initially signed with the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"101\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/rockies\/\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> in 2019. While the veteran is open to playing other positions, the 34-year-old\u2019s offensive production has taken a hit since he finished third in NL MVP voting in 2022. Since then, Arenado has been worth a combined 4.9 Baseball-Reference WAR, with a .746 OPS (104 OPS+).<\/p>\n<p>Muncy, 34, is entering the second season of a two-year, $24 million extension he inked last offseason, and the Dodgers hold an affordable $10 million club option for him in 2026. The veteran has repeatedly stated his desire to spend the rest of his career in Los Angeles and has remained productive in the batter\u2019s box. Over that same two-year span as Arenado, Muncy has been worth 5.6 WAR with a .823 OPS (125 OPS+) \u2014 despite Muncy playing 88 fewer games due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>At the price point, and given the production the reigning World Series champions have already gotten at the position, Arenado has never seemed to be much of a fit.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers remain focused on potentially adding another corner outfielder, particularly re-signing Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez, to go with the club\u2019s signing of <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"ZiqvzAi43yIDRetq\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/michael-conforto-ZiqvzAi43yIDRetq\/\">Michael Conforto<\/a> to a one-year, $17 million deal earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u2014 The Athletic\u2019s<\/strong><\/em><strong> Katie Woo contributed to this report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Photo of Nolan Arenado: Paul Halfacre \/ USA Today)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5984758\/2024\/12\/10\/dodgers-nolan-arenado-trade-cardinals\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DALLAS \u2013 If the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 pursuit of Juan Soto signaled anything, it\u2019s what we already knew: They should always be considered a looming factor when a star becomes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135896\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135896\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}