Bob Nightengale said on Friday that he talked to Nolan Arenado at length one day “for maybe an hour” and Arenado indicated to him that he believed he would be traded by the Colorado Rockies at the trade deadline. Of course, this was before the Major League Baseball spring training and regular season schedule was halted by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Where would Arenado be traded? Nightengale said St. Louis “seemed like the best option” and Arenado “was very big on St. Louis” because of the Cardinals’ extensive history of putting together winning seasons.
You can hear Nightengale’s comments below.