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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1796860" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-no-one-should-be-sweating-cardinals-mvp-candidate-nolan-arenados-opt-out/article_f7914bf8-03ad-59b7-a7a8-b902c3d50872.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Ben%20Frederickson" target="_blank">Ben Frederickson</a></p><p>Yadier Molina was crying.</p><p>Albert Pujols was beaming.</p><p>Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., president Bill DeWitt III and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak were attempting to put into words what two retiring future Hall of Famers have meant to a historic organization.</p><p>Watching from the rows reserved for Cardinals Hall of Famers was Matt Holliday, his still-new red jacket proudly on display.</p><p>Did your eyes make it to the Cardinals’ dugout Sunday afternoon, where current players observed the pregame pomp and circumstance of the retirement ceremony for Molina and Pujols?</p><p></p><p>Nolan Arenado was taking it in.</p><p>Leave?</p><p>Come on.</p><p>No way.</p><p></p><p>To be clear, the National League MVP candidate has made no official announcement of how he will handle the second and final opt-out of his contract that arrives after this season ends, and he has indicated that he will say nothing official on the matter until the offseason arrives.</p><p>With the stellar season he’s having, it’s natural that Arenado has popped up in coverage and conversation of players who could shake up the free-agent pool if they decide to opt out and grab the leverage an open market can reward. The third baseman has five years and $144 million left on his current deal with the Cardinals. He could eject and seek the highest bidder. He could leverage the Cardinals to sweeten the pot on an updated deal, holding the opt-out over the head of the front office as leverage. Or, he could simply decline the opt-out and play on.</p><p></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Love this line in the article...............................<strong><em>He's a baseball junkie in a town of seamheads. They love him, and he loves them right back.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1796860, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-no-one-should-be-sweating-cardinals-mvp-candidate-nolan-arenados-opt-out/article_f7914bf8-03ad-59b7-a7a8-b902c3d50872.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/Ben%20Frederickson']Ben Frederickson[/URL] Yadier Molina was crying. Albert Pujols was beaming. Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr., president Bill DeWitt III and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak were attempting to put into words what two retiring future Hall of Famers have meant to a historic organization. Watching from the rows reserved for Cardinals Hall of Famers was Matt Holliday, his still-new red jacket proudly on display. Did your eyes make it to the Cardinals’ dugout Sunday afternoon, where current players observed the pregame pomp and circumstance of the retirement ceremony for Molina and Pujols? Nolan Arenado was taking it in. Leave? Come on. No way. To be clear, the National League MVP candidate has made no official announcement of how he will handle the second and final opt-out of his contract that arrives after this season ends, and he has indicated that he will say nothing official on the matter until the offseason arrives. With the stellar season he’s having, it’s natural that Arenado has popped up in coverage and conversation of players who could shake up the free-agent pool if they decide to opt out and grab the leverage an open market can reward. The third baseman has five years and $144 million left on his current deal with the Cardinals. He could eject and seek the highest bidder. He could leverage the Cardinals to sweeten the pot on an updated deal, holding the opt-out over the head of the front office as leverage. Or, he could simply decline the opt-out and play on. ----------------------------------------------------- Love this line in the article...............................[B][I]He's a baseball junkie in a town of seamheads. They love him, and he loves them right back.[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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