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01/13 12:45 CST Diamondbacks acquire 8-time All-Star 3B Nolan Arenado in a deal
with the Cardinals
Diamondbacks acquire 8-time All-Star 3B Nolan Arenado in a deal with the
Cardinals
By DAVID BRANDT
AP Baseball Writer
PHOENIX (AP) --- The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired eight-time All-Star third
baseman Nolan Arenado from St. Louis for minor league pitcher Jack Martinez in
a trade Tuesday in which the Cardinals also are including $31 million.
A 10-time Gold Glove winner, Arenado has played for the Cardinals the past five
seasons and was shopped extensively after the 2024 season by a rebuilding team.
The 34-year-old isn't the offensive force he used to be but will still provide
a veteran presence at the position after the D-backs traded slugger Eugenio
Surez at last season's trade deadline.
Arenado batted. .237 with 12 homers and 52 RBIs last season and as two years
and $42 million remaining on a contract paying him $275 million for nine years.
He is owed $42 million, with salaries of $27 million this year and $15 million
in 2027.
St. Louis agreed to send Arizona $22 million to offset this season's salary ---
$2,666,666.67 on the 15th of each month from April to September --- and $9
million on Nov. 1, 2027.
Arenado waived a no-trade provision to accept the deal.
"We are grateful for Nolan's five years as a Cardinal, on and off the field ---
for his drive, his competitiveness, and for all of the memories he gave us,"
Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said in a statement.
"As we continue to move forward, we are pleased to add another intriguing
pitching prospect to our organization, and excited for the opportunity this
move creates for a number of our players to step up and further establish
themselves at the big league level," Bloom added.
Martinez was an eighth round pick by the D-backs out of Arizona State in 2025.
Arenado is a career .282 hitter and has 353 homers over 13 seasons with the
Cardinals and Rockies.
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