Arenado elected to opt into the remaining five years of his contract with the Cardinals on Saturday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Arenado had the option to test the market heading into his age-32 season, but he evidently felt as though he wasn't going to do better than the five years and $144 million he has remaining on his current deal. He's coming off a season in which he hit .293/.358/.533 (good for a career-best 151 wRC+) while playing excellent defense, but his age may have made it tough to beat an already lofty salary. The decision is largely a hit to Arenado's long-term fantasy value, as it keeps him in one of the league's more pitcher-friendly parks for the foreseeable future, though he'll at least remain a part of a solid lineup that's helped him eclipse 100 RBI in back-to-back seasons.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Back in lineup Wednesday
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Arenado (undisclosed) is starting Wednesday against the Pirates, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Arenado sat out Tuesday as a precautionary move, but he'll start at the hot corner and bat third in Wednesday's regular-season finale. However, the 31-year-old is expected to have just two plate appearances so he can get some extra rest rest ahead of the postseason.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Still out Tuesday
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Arenado (undisclosed) is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Pirates, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
It's being labeled as a precautionary move, with manager Oliver Marmol saying that Arenado would be in the lineup without hesitation if Tuesday's game had any impact on the postseason picture. Juan Yepez is starting at third base and hitting sixth.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Late scratch Monday
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Arenado was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Pirates for an undisclosed reason, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Arenado was scratched from the lineup with approximately 15 minutes remaining until first pitch, but a reason for his removal isn't yet clear. Juan Yepez will enter the lineup at third base and bat sixth.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Sits after team clinches division
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Arenado is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Arenado is one of several Cardinals regulars getting the day off for the series finale after St. Louis clinched the National League Central title with a 6-2 win Tuesday. Juan Yepez will fill in for Arenado at third base.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Reaches milestone marks
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Arenado went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Dodgers.
Arenado's homer was his 30th of the year, and it also accounted for his 100th RBI. He's reached those milestone marks in seven straight full seasons, missing them only in the shortened 2020 campaign. The third baseman has supplemented his usual hearty power numbers with a career-high five stolen bases, 41 doubles (two shy of his best mark), a triple, 71 runs scored and a .295/.359/.542 slash line through 142 contests this year. Arenado has tailed off a bit in September, slashing .221/.294/.364 across his last 21 games.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Records fifth steal
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Arenado went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Reds.
Arenado has exactly one hit in each of his last five games, and he's added six RBI, a steal and two runs scored in that span. The third baseman is hitting a light .200 through 12 games in September, but that's done little damage to his season slash line of .298/.359/.550 through 133 contests. He's added 29 home runs, five steals, 96 RBI and 69 runs scored.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Snaps power drought Wednesday
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Arenado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-1 victory versus Milwaukee.
Arenado put St. Louis on the board in the second inning with a solo shot off Corbin Burnes. The long ball was his first in 11 contests in September and marked his third straight game with at least one RBI. Arenado is one homer away from his seventh straight season with 30-plus homers (not counting the severely shortened 2020 campaign).
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Absent from Sunday's lineup
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Arenado is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Arenado is mired in a 6-for-34 (.176) slump, so he will get a day off after starting 14 straight games. Brendan Donovan will man the hot corner in Arenado's place.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Delivers clutch hit
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Arenado went 1-for-5 with a three-run double in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Pirates.
Arenado hit a bases-clearing double in the ninth inning, providing enough offense for the Cardinals to get the win with their first lead of the game. The third baseman has been a bit sluggish at the plate in September, hitting .176 (6-for-34) with four RBI, three runs scored and two doubles. The slump has him down to a .298/.360/.548 slash line with 28 home runs, 93 RBI, 67 runs scored, four stolen bases and 38 doubles through 130 contests.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Picks up fourth steal
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Arenado went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Cubs.
Arenado saw a five-game hitting streak end Friday, but he was able to get aboard twice Saturday. In the third inning, he walked and worked the back end of a double steal with fellow slugger Paul Goldschmidt to help the Cardinals extend their rally. Arenado is 4-for-7 in steal attempts this year to go with 28 home runs, 89 RBI, 65 runs scored and a .305/.368/.565 slash line through 123 contests.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Homers in extra-innings win
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Arenado went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run and a double in Wednesday's extra-innings victory over the Reds.
Arenado launched a two-run blast off Mike Minor in the top of the fourth, tying the game at 2-2. He later added a double in his next at-bat in the sixth frame. The long ball was his 36th of the year and third in his last seven games. The third baseman has now recorded at least one hit in 13 of his last 15 games, batting .377 with three homers, eight doubles, 16 RBI, six runs and a stolen base over that stretch.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Homers in four-hit day
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Arenado went 4-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and a hit-by-pitch in a 6-5 victory over Atlanta on Saturday.
Arenado powered Saturday's comeback win with a double in the first inning, a single in the third, a two-run shot in the fifth, another single in the seventh and an HBP during a ninth-inning rally. It was the 31-year-old's first game since Aug. 24 due to a stint on the paternity list and he continued an exceptional August that features a .371/.424/.753 slash line with 10 doubles and eight homers.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Reinstated from paternity list
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Arenado (personal) was reinstated from the paternity list Saturday.
Arenado missed the last two games following the birth of his child, but he'll start at third base and bat cleanup during Saturday's matchup against Atlanta. Over 22 games since the start of August, the 31-year-old has posted a 1.088 OPS with seven home runs, nine doubles, 22 RBI, 16 runs and a stolen base.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Placed on paternity list
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Arenado was placed on the paternity list Friday.
This seemed imminent when Arenado returned home Thursday, missing the series finale against the Cubs. The roster move didn't become official at the time, so it's now possible he misses the entirety of this weekend's series against Atlanta. Brendan Donovan starts at third base Friday.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Likely to go on paternity leave
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Arenado returned to St. Louis in preparation of the birth of his child and won't be available for Thursday's series finale with the Cubs in Chicago, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
The Cardinals didn't announce any roster moves ahead of Thursday's contest, so the team will be a man down before Arenado is presumably placed on the paternity list ahead of Friday's game against Atlanta. Since players can spend anywhere from 1-to-3 days away from the team upon landing on the paternity list, fantasy managers should prepare for the possibility of Arenado missing all three games against Atlanta. Tommy Edman is filling in at third base Thursday, but Brendan Donovan may be the main beneficiary if Arenado is absent for the entire weekend.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Gets Thursday off
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Arenado is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Even though Arenado played just three innings in Wednesday's 7-1 loss before being ejected following his second plate appearance when he argued a third-strike call, he'll get some rest for the day game after a night game. Given that he's started in all 25 of the Cardinals' games since missing the team's two-game series in Toronto in late July, Arenado was probably overdue for a day off. Tommy Edman will spell him at third base.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Tossed from Wednesday's contest
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Arenado was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Cubs for arguing a called check-swing strike three, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Arenado was called out on a check swing by the home plate umpire to end the third inning, and the third baseman will head to the clubhouse early after disputing the call. The 31-year-old finished the contest 0-for-2 and should be back in the lineup for Thursday's series finale in Chicago.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Three hits, homer in Game 2
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Arenado went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in the Cardinals' 13-3 win in Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Cubs.
Arenado singled in the first inning before launching a solo shot off Adrian Sampson in the fourth frame. He later added another single in the sixth and the third baseman has now gone 11-for-25 with a home run, seven RBI, two runs and a stolen base over his last six games. Since the beginning of August, Arenado has raised his batting average from .290 to .301 and he's now up to 26 home runs on the season.
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Cardinals' Nolan Arenado: Notches steal, three RBI
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Arenado went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Arenado provided the game-winning hit for the Cardinals, a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh inning. He went 7-for-15 with four doubles and five RBI across three games in this weekend series in Arizona. The third baseman is slashing .299/.361/.556 with 25 home runs, 81 RBI, 60 runs scored and three stolen bases through 112 contests.
