According to league sources, the Astros circled back with the Cardinals after Alex Bregman signed with the Red Sox.
The St. Louis Cardinals may regret their failure to trade Nolan Arenado, but an even greater misstep looms over John Mozeliak at spring training.
Arenado, 33, is now “considering a potential deal to Houston” after the team improved its roster over the last couple of months, per MLB.com. In the deal that got killed in December, the Cardinals were set to send $15-20 million to the Astros for Arenado, who is owed $74 million over the next three years.
Joseph Sullivan, grandson of former Auburn quarterback and Heisman winner Pat Sullivan, crushed the Houston Astros' first home run of spring training on Sunday.
St. Louis Cardinals' JJ Wetherholt (87) is congratulated by teammates Dean Kiekhefer (89) and Thomas Saggese (25) after hitting a three-run home run during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Jupiter, Fla.
The winter rumor mill isn’t exactly dying down in Houston, as the St. Lous Cardinals third baseman has been linked to Astros.