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Cardinals Get Nolan Arenado! I'm pumped!
frankhardy
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I have been hoping that the Cardinals could get Nolan Arenado from the Rockies for the last couple of years. It looks like they have pulled it off according to Ken Rosenthal!
Outside of the impossibility of acquiring Mike Trout I can't think of a better fit for the Cardinals! 8 time Gold Glove winner. Four-time Platinum Glove winner. 4 time Silver Slugger Award winner. Five-time All-Star. 3 time home run champion. I grant you that it was in Colorado but I think his road home splits are good.
I'm psyched!
Shane
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Catching up on the news. It's not reported who they gave up?
Possibly Austin Gomber and a couple of prospects.
Shane
So pumped as a cards fan.
You think his home-road splits are good? You might be in for a surprise.
At least you'll have a great player when the Cards visit Colorado.
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I would've expected they'd have to give away their top tier prospects so I'm shocked if Gomber was the highlight of the players going back to CO.
will actually be watching his bat now. think it's a good move for his hof chances to have gotten out of co. not that he wasn't a good candidate for the hall but that colorado stigma woulda followed him forever. very curious to see what happens now...
Matt Holiday (though not a HOF'er) seemed to make the move from Colorado to St Louis quite nicely.
Shane
yea, but clark grizzwald went from chicago to st. louis and it didn't go near as smooth.
LOL
Shane
i am also what a great player for the cardinals to have. the cardinals needed a big bat to help goldschmidt.
Arenado's days of leading the league in HR or RBI are certainly over, but I am thrilled the Cardinals got him. On the road, Arenado is a 30-HR / 30-double guy who drives in 90 and slugs .470. Any team gets better adding that, but any team that adds that to replace Matt Carpenter gets a lot better. It's not like the Cards, though, to sign someone right after such a terrible season; I assume they have reason to be confident that Arenado's 2020 suckiness wasn't the beginning of a trend.
What's his best RC?
He had a shoulder balking on him last year is my understanding. I have heard he is 100% now.
Shane
Not sure about his best, but his main RC is 2013 Topps Update
Shane
it will be interesting to see how the second half of his career pans out in st louis.
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