Cardinals ship Arenado to Diamondbacks, signaling a youth-first rebuild
St. Louis traded Nolan Arenado to Arizona, sending right-hander Jack Martinez and the D-backs’ eighth-round pick in return while covering $31 million of Arenado’s remaining $42 million. Arenado, who waived his no-trade clause, has two years left on his $260 million contract and will join Arizona’s infield as the Cardinals pivot to a younger core under Chaim Bloom after a roughly 15-month trade saga and amid shifting market dynamics sparked by other moves like Alex Bregman’s deal with the Cubs.