Its Official: Cardinals Trade For Nolan Arenado

St. Louis MO

02 February, 2021

3:11 PM

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CBS St. Louis February 02, 2021 When John Mozeliak said earlier this winter that patience would be required for Cardinals fans this off-season, people didn't necessarily believe that their patience would eventually be rewarded. As it turns out, Mo knew what he was talking about. In a winter in which he cautioned that 'January would be the new December,' the St. Louis Cardinals waited until the final days of the first month of 2021 to make the splash of the off-season. Multiple reports Friday night indicated the Cardinals had agreed to a trade that would send Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado to St. Louis. The deal became official on Monday. The years-long flirtation between the Cardinals and Rockies finally comes to fruition with the Rockies agreeing to send significant cash to the Cardinals to help facilitate the deal. In the COVID-19 environment, the Cardinals' uncertainty over future revenues painted a bleak picture for what their off-season spending could resemble. That is, until Friday.