All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado declined a commerce to the Houston Astros as a result of he’s ready on a remaining response from the Los Angeles Dodgers, in keeping with St. Louis Cardinals insider John Denton.
“He doesn’t need to do one thing in form of a panic transfer this time of yr. He desires to attend and see what his finest choices are. I feel everyone knows, all of us perceive — Nolan Arenado desires to be instructed ‘No’ by the Dodgers,” Denton mentioned on ESPN Thursday.
“That’s his first alternative, that’s the place he nonetheless desires to go.”
Along with Arenado wanting to affix the Dodgers, Denton says L.A. is within the Gold Glove third baseman, regardless of them saying in any other case.
“The Dodgers have sort of downplayed their curiosity in him, they’ve talked about how Max Muncy will probably be on the roster to start out the season. Don’t be snookered by that. The Dodgers nonetheless need Nolan Arenado,” Denton mentioned. “They nonetheless have curiosity in him. But when they speak it down and act like they’re not that , they could be capable of get out from beneath a few of the cash.”
Earlier this month, baseball followers had been despatched right into a frenzy after Arenado posted a sequence of photographs on Instagram together with Kendrick Lamar’s music “dodger blue.” Many speculated Arenado was hinting towards his most popular commerce vacation spot this season.
Moreover, Arenado, 34, has expressed his hope to play significant October baseball.
Whereas it’s abundantly clear Arenado hopes to affix the reigning World Sequence champions, are the Dodgers legitimately contemplating including the 10-time Gold Glove winner to the roster?
Arenado nixing a commerce to Houston is a testomony to the Dodgers group, a clubhouse gamers need to be a part of and have a reliable probability to win. Whereas including one other star to the roster could be big, it’s unclear the place Arenado would match because the Dodgers have already got Max Muncy as their beginning third baseman.
Nevertheless, the Dodgers thrive on being artistic and it wouldn’t be shocking if the workforce discovered a option to make the most of each third basemen to the perfect of their skills.
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