""Seeing where (the Cardinals) were headed the past few years, it was very evident that there's a step they need to take," Arenado said (link via Sam Blum of The Athletic). "Letting these young guys go and finding out who they are, and who their identity is. I think I'm just kind of in the way of that, in a sense. I kind of always felt like that last year.""
"Asked about the appeal of the Diamondbacks specifically, Arenado pointed to their position player core built around Corbin Carroll, Geraldo Perdomo and Ketel Marte (video provided by Steve Gilbert of MLB.com). He noted the geographic proximity to his native Southern California and expressed excitement about the team's playing style. He'll take over as the everyday third baseman and should at least provide a strong glove, though it remains to be seen how much he has left in the tank offensively."
St. Louis traded Nolan Arenado to Arizona, paying down his contract to two years and $11 million while the Diamondbacks sent last year's eighth-round pick, Jack Martinez. The Cardinals sought to shed salary and open third base for younger players, with Nolan Gorman likely to get the first opportunity. Arenado exercised his full no-trade clause and expanded the list of teams he would accept this winter, saying he felt like he was in the way of letting young players find their identity. Arenado cited Arizona's position-player core of Corbin Carroll, Geraldo Perdomo and Ketel Marte and the team's playing style. He will be the everyday third baseman, expected to provide a strong glove but with offensive questions entering age 35 after a .237/.289/.377 line over 107 games.
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