he Cardinals thought they had a deal in place to trade Nolan Arenado. He blocked it. He did not want to approve the trade to Houston, at least not at the time that it was available to be decided upon.

The Astros quickly pivoted, leaving the Cardinals in an interesting position. Brenden Schaeffer discusses the fallout and where the Cardinals could be looking to maneuver next as a result.

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Paul Goldschmidt has reportedly signed a one year deal with the New York Yankees! Reacting to the news from a Cardinals perspective and getting into the weeds a bit on Nolan Arenado blocking a trade to the Astros earlier this week.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses arguably the most significant news to come out of this week's Winter Meetings for the Cardinals, which is that the team CRUSHED the MLB Draft Lottery and ended up vaulting from 13th in the lottery odds to land the 5th pick in next year's draft!

Plus, the Brewers selected Cardinals reliever Connor Thomas in the Rule 5 Draft - Is it a big deal or do we only think it is because it's Milwaukee doing it, so they must know something that the Cardinals don't?

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Roki Sasaki's agent Joel Wolfe told reporters Tuesday that his client is not necessarily destined to land in a big market or on the west coast.

And based on what we know about his free agency situation -- his signing is limited to teams' international bonus spending pool rather than a true free agency -- could the Cardinals legitimately be in play to pull off a coup?

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses the news from Monday at the MLB Winter Meetings that John Mozeliak told reporters it his intention to try to trade Nolan Arenado.

How quickly could a deal come together? What should Cardinals fans expect in terms of the return in a trade? And where are the likeliest destinations for Arenado to end up?

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A recent radio interview with Bengie Molina featured Bengie discussing the potentially big-league managerial future of his brother, Yadier Molina.

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Brenden Schaeffer discusses everyone's favorite topic: Athlete Instagram tea leaves!

Are recent posts from Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado mere coincidence or do they hint at a deeper meaning for Nolan Arenado's preferences to join the Dodgers? How could Ryan Helsley potentially mix into all of this, as well?

The Cardinals hired Matt Pierpont from the Seattle Mariners to be their new director of pitching.

Brenden Schaeffer discusses the hire and how it falls right in line with the other infrastructure moves the team has made this off-season as they work to build up their player development program and regain the edge that has been lost in recent years.

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The Dodgers are signing Blake Snell to a massive contract, using their deferral hack once again to their advantage.

But how are the Dodgers actually doing this? And are they basically breaking baseball for everyone else?

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