A new report by Katie Woo of The Athletic reveals the fifth team on Nolan Arenado's approved trade list--and as it turns out, it was the very team that John Mozeliak tried to send him to. Arenado blocked it.

Does the revelation of the Astros as one of the teams on Arenado's approval list vindicate John Mozeliak for not being able to get an Arenado trade completed this winter? At the end of the day, it's hard to know what else Mo was supposed to do.

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Link to The Athletic article: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6150459/2025/02/21/cardinals-nolan-arenado-trade-astros-awkward/