Cards' Nolan Arenado willing to switch positions to facilitate trade - ESPN

DALLAS — The agent for Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado said Tuesday there is «ongoing» discussion with the St. Louis front office as it relates to a potential trade of the eight-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner, who is willing to switch positions to help facilitate a deal.

Arenado, 33, could be on the move as the Cardinals enter a transition phase and are unlikely to compete for a playoff spot in 2025.

«Nolan wants to win, and there's more details, but that's really between them and I don't want to have any effect on what [Cardinals president of baseball operations John] Mozeliak is trying to do,» agent Joel Wolfe said from the winter meetings. «Nolan's willing to strongly consider it, if it's the right place to go, but he's not going to go just anywhere.

»He has a full no-trade clause, so he has that right, and he's a veteran player and we hope something good happens, but he's not going to approve and move his family and go play (just anywhere)."

Arenado has offered to play first base if it helps the trade process, and the Yankees are among the interested teams. New York could still play him at third by moving Jazz Chisholm Jr. to second base, assuming free agent Gleyber Torres doesn't re-sign.

Arenado hit just 16 home runs in 2024, the fewest since his rookie year in 2013. He's owed $74 million over the final three years of his contract.

«Nolan was like, 'I'll play shortstop, I'll do whatever, but I'm not insulted to go play first, and I can win a Gold Glove over there,'» Wolfe said.

Wolfe also said another client, Chicago Cubs outfielder/designated hitter Seiya Suzuki, has been approached about a trade. Like Arenado, he has a full no-trade clause.

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has