The St. Louis Cardinals are undergoing changes under new Player of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom beginning with the 2025 offseason. The extent of those changes, though, can and should be answered pretty quickly after the World Series and revolve around their likeliest trade piece in Nolan Arenado.
Nolan Arenado could be a fit for a salary dump with the Philadelphia Phillies.
When the Cardinals rescued Nolan Arenado from a rebuild in Colorado, they received arguably the best all-around third baseman in the game. The Cardinals had just moved on from Matt Carpenter as their everyday option at the hot corner and replaced him with a perennial MVP and Gold Glove candidate in Arenado.