Article speculates an Arenado to Pillies trade for Castellanos

[ecleme22]

Not a horrible idea.

And with only one year remaining in NC’s deal, he could be trade bait at the DL.

Agree, it’s not without merit. If I was Bloom and this was an option, I’d ask for a prospect with Castellanos.

I was thinking that too

[An Old Friend]

If Arenado has a pill problem, that could explain his recent performance

Interested in knowing what this is about…

[Quincy Varnish]

If Arenado has a pill problem, that could explain his recent performance

Interested in knowing what this is about…

Read the thread title, slowly

[An Old Friend]

If Arenado has a pill problem, that could explain his recent performance

Interested in knowing what this is about…

Read the thread title, slowly

Oof.

[Quincy Varnish]

If Arenado has a pill problem, that could explain his recent performance

Interested in knowing what this is about…

Read the thread title, slowly

Oof.

They can’t all be winners!

[Dicktar2023]

That trade would be akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

One declining player for another and not to mention one that can't play defense where at least Arenado can do that.

And I loved that notion that the Cardinal outfield is set. LOL

There's nothing set about the OFas of now.

100%

If that's the return, we're better off keeping NA. Which is what I think will happen, because these are going to be the only deals out there. BDW is not going to eat that money.

[ecleme22]

That trade would be akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

One declining player for another and not to mention one that can't play defense where at least Arenado can do that.

And I loved that notion that the Cardinal outfield is set. LOL

There's nothing set about the OFas of now.

100%

If that's the return, we're better off keeping NA. Which is what I think will happen, because these are going to be the only deals out there. BDW is not going to eat that money.

Well, if that trade goes down, the Cards save 17mil right away and reduce the commitment to only one year. Which if NC has a bounceback first half makes him tradeable. Also, he plays OF and the Cards need OFers.

But either way, I don't think any NA trade is going to be a big win out of the gate.

[ClassicO]

That trade would be akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

One declining player for another and not to mention one that can't play defense where at least Arenado can do that.

And I loved that notion that the Cardinal outfield is set. LOL

There's nothing set about the OFas of now.

100%

If that's the return, we're better off keeping NA. Which is what I think will happen, because these are going to be the only deals out there. BDW is not going to eat that money.

Well, if that trade goes down, the Cards save 17mil right away and reduce the commitment to only one year. Which if NC has a bounceback first half makes him tradeable. Also, he plays OF and the Cards need OFers.

But either way, I don't think any NA trade is going to be a big win out of the gate.

He is "placed" in the OF, but doesn't really "play" it. He is one of the worst OFs in MLB.
Career DRS = -91; career OAA = -77. So no, he won't help the OF.
This team already has an abundant number of DHs.

[Basil Shabazz]

That trade would be akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

One declining player for another and not to mention one that can't play defense where at least Arenado can do that.

And I loved that notion that the Cardinal outfield is set. LOL

There's nothing set about the OFas of now.

100%

If that's the return, we're better off keeping NA. Which is what I think will happen, because these are going to be the only deals out there. BDW is not going to eat that money.

Well, if that trade goes down, the Cards save 17mil right away and reduce the commitment to only one year. Which if NC has a bounceback first half makes him tradeable. Also, he plays OF and the Cards need OFers.

But either way, I don't think any NA trade is going to be a big win out of the gate.

He is "placed" in the OF, but doesn't really "play" it. He is one of the worst OFs in MLB.
Career DRS = -91; career OAA = -77. So no, he won't help the OF.
This team already has an abundant number of DHs.

Yeah.... Matt Adams "played" the OF too in 2017.

[ecleme22]

That trade would be akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

One declining player for another and not to mention one that can't play defense where at least Arenado can do that.

And I loved that notion that the Cardinal outfield is set. LOL

There's nothing set about the OFas of now.

100%

If that's the return, we're better off keeping NA. Which is what I think will happen, because these are going to be the only deals out there. BDW is not going to eat that money.

Well, if that trade goes down, the Cards save 17mil right away and reduce the commitment to only one year. Which if NC has a bounceback first half makes him tradeable. Also, he plays OF and the Cards need OFers.

But either way, I don't think any NA trade is going to be a big win out of the gate.

He is "placed" in the OF, but doesn't really "play" it. He is one of the worst OFs in MLB.
Career DRS = -91; career OAA = -77. So no, he won't help the OF.
This team already has an abundant number of DHs.

Yeah.... Matt Adams "played" the OF too in 2017.

NC has “played” 9k+ innings in the OF…

[Basil Shabazz]

At least we can agree that they both "played" the OF and were not remotely good at it.

The point makes no sense. If you want a decent-hitting, poor-fielding LF, then you have Burleson.

Now, if you can unload Nado and his salary by taking Castellanos and then flip Castellanos, then I can see that. But that probably isn't happening.

Thus, in a season where .500 ball would be a success, I'd probably keep the GG 3B defense and average bat over the porous LF defense and average bat.

[renostl]

That trade would be akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

One declining player for another and not to mention one that can't play defense where at least Arenado can do that.

And I loved that notion that the Cardinal outfield is set. LOL

There's nothing set about the OFas of now.

100%

If that's the return, we're better off keeping NA. Which is what I think will happen, because these are going to be the only deals out there. BDW is not going to eat that money.

Well, if that trade goes down, the Cards save 17mil right away and reduce the commitment to only one year. Which if NC has a bounceback first half makes him tradeable. Also, he plays OF and the Cards need OFers.

But either way, I don't think any NA trade is going to be a big win out of the gate.

This is where our expectations in an NA trade can mess with the thoughts on the return.

IMO, the return for NA is low even with money given in the deal. A lottery ticket.

The 2 players are not a current match on their current teams. NA wants a trade, he certainly at the very least,
doesn't not want a trade for those with the POV that he hasn't asked for a trade. NC became a player not wanted
on the team.

What the Cards would get, is as you state, is a money savings and a player that could be flipped
along with ideally a lottery ticket or build this deal.

Even in Nicks bad 2025 he gave 219 TB. That would tie what Contreras did and be second on the Cards.
It came in the form of

27 2B, 3rd on Cards
17 HR, 4th on Cards
2 3B, Tied for first
72 RBI, 2nd on Cards

In the form of a RHB that might allow for another deal.
Ideal, not at all, yet what's better that NA gets us and IF Bloom accepts such a
deal, the answer would be nothing else was better.

[ClassicO]

At least we can agree that they both "played" the OF and were not remotely good at it.

The point makes no sense. If you want a decent-hitting, poor-fielding LF, then you have Burleson.

Now, if you can unload Nado and his salary by taking Castellanos and then flip Castellanos, then I can see that. But that probably isn't happening.

Thus, in a season where .500 ball would be a success, I'd probably keep the GG 3B defense and average bat over the porous LF defense and average bat.

+1.

[ecleme22]

At least we can agree that they both "played" the OF and were not remotely good at it.

The point makes no sense. If you want a decent-hitting, poor-fielding LF, then you have Burleson.

Now, if you can unload Nado and his salary by taking Castellanos and then flip Castellanos, then I can see that. But that probably isn't happening.

Thus, in a season where .500 ball would be a success, I'd probably keep the GG 3B defense and average bat over the porous LF defense and average bat.

My thoughts are in a perfect scenario, he’s flipped at the TDL.

[Talkin' Baseball]

That trade would be akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

One declining player for another and not to mention one that can't play defense where at least Arenado can do that.

And I loved that notion that the Cardinal outfield is set. LOL

There's nothing set about the OFas of now.

100%

If that's the return, we're better off keeping NA. Which is what I think will happen, because these are going to be the only deals out there. BDW is not going to eat that money.

Well, if that trade goes down, the Cards save 17mil right away and reduce the commitment to only one year. Which if NC has a bounceback first half makes him tradeable. Also, he plays OF and the Cards need OFers.

But either way, I don't think any NA trade is going to be a big win out of the gate.

This is where our expectations in an NA trade can mess with the thoughts on the return.

IMO, the return for NA is low even with money given in the deal. A lottery ticket.

The 2 players are not a current match on their current teams. NA wants a trade, he certainly at the very least,
doesn't not want a trade for those with the POV that he hasn't asked for a trade. NC became a player not wanted
on the team.

What the Cards would get, is as you state, is a money savings and a player that could be flipped
along with ideally a lottery ticket or build this deal.

Even in Nicks bad 2025 he gave 219 TB. That would tie what Contreras did and be second on the Cards.
It came in the form of

27 2B, 3rd on Cards
17 HR, 4th on Cards
2 3B, Tied for first
72 RBI, 2nd on Cards

In the form of a RHB that might allow for another deal.
Ideal, not at all, yet what's better that NA gets us and IF Bloom accepts such a
deal, the answer would be nothing else was better.

They have to eat at least half the contract to move him at all. They need to eat at least 3/4 of the contract to get back someone interesting. They need to eat most of the contract to get back someone pretty good.

[renostl]

That trade would be akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

One declining player for another and not to mention one that can't play defense where at least Arenado can do that.

And I loved that notion that the Cardinal outfield is set. LOL

There's nothing set about the OFas of now.

100%

If that's the return, we're better off keeping NA. Which is what I think will happen, because these are going to be the only deals out there. BDW is not going to eat that money.

Well, if that trade goes down, the Cards save 17mil right away and reduce the commitment to only one year. Which if NC has a bounceback first half makes him tradeable. Also, he plays OF and the Cards need OFers.

But either way, I don't think any NA trade is going to be a big win out of the gate.

This is where our expectations in an NA trade can mess with the thoughts on the return.

IMO, the return for NA is low even with money given in the deal. A lottery ticket.

The 2 players are not a current match on their current teams. NA wants a trade, he certainly at the very least,
doesn't not want a trade for those with the POV that he hasn't asked for a trade. NC became a player not wanted
on the team.

What the Cards would get, is as you state, is a money savings and a player that could be flipped
along with ideally a lottery ticket or build this deal.

Even in Nicks bad 2025 he gave 219 TB. That would tie what Contreras did and be second on the Cards.
It came in the form of

27 2B, 3rd on Cards
17 HR, 4th on Cards
2 3B, Tied for first
72 RBI, 2nd on Cards

In the form of a RHB that might allow for another deal.
Ideal, not at all, yet what's better that NA gets us and IF Bloom accepts such a
deal, the answer would be nothing else was better.

They have to eat at least half the contract to move him at all. They need to eat at least 3/4 of the contract to get back someone interesting. They need to eat most of the contract to get back someone pretty good.

We agree on that.

If I made it sound different then I made an error.
E4 or E5, either.

One comment in all these threads have questioned if the Cards might miss
the defense that NA provides. That's an unknown based on the past. 2025 was a rebound
for NA on D. After 2024 there would have been less of those comments. NA will be more challenged
than ever getting through healthy seasons. Not owing him for age 35 and 36, a potential partial season,
is a plus.