St. Louis Cardinals star third baseman Nolan Arenado invoked his no-trade clause to dam a deal that may have despatched him to the Houston Astros, sources instructed ESPN on Wednesday, confirming information that was first reported by MLB.com.
Despite the setback, the 2 groups had been nonetheless negotiating a possible commerce involving Arenado, although a deal was not imminent, in accordance with MLB.com.
The Astros’ try to land Arenado comes days after they traded outfielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs. Alex Bregman, the Astros’ longtime third baseman, may go away in free company.
Houston received the AL West final season however was eradicated within the wild-card spherical.
An eight-time All-Star, Arenado, 33, is taken into account one of many recreation’s finest third basemen, each on the plate and within the area. He hit .272 with 16 house runs and 71 RBIs final season for the Cardinals, for whom he has performed the previous 4 years.
Arenado, who additionally has received 10 Gold Gloves, is a profession. 285 hitter with 341 house runs in 12 seasons.
