Nolan Arenado is more open than ever to leaving St. Louis

For a little under a year now, we've been hearing about the possibility of Nolan Arenado being sent away from St. Louis.

The Red Birds almost reached an agreement with the Houston Astros, but Arenado himself vetoed the deal, despite the fact that the Texas outfit was on the list of teams the third baseman wanted to play for.

Arenado had given the Cardinals a list of five teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres and Astros, and he seems to have stuck to the list ever since.

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But things could change this winter. According to Katie Woo of The Athletic, Arenado is open to expanding this list.

I think I have to be open. It's something I'll discuss with my agent and my family. I think the discussion I'll have with my agent is that the list will be different. Still, it hurts to know that he probably won't get another chance with this organization.

Arenado's willingness to expand his horizons will certainly help the Cards finally complete a trade, but the Cards' owners will certainly have to reconsider their position on Arenado's contract.

To give John Mozeliak's successor as the team's president of baseball operations, Chaim Bloom, the best chance of closing a deal, the ownership group will have to be willing to pay a lot more of the remaining portion of Arenado's contract, which is around $40 million over the next two years.

It remains to be seen which Major League Baseball teams will be on Arenado's shortlist. A matter to be followed closely in the coming months.

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