John Mozeliak says trading Nolan Arenado remains “Priority 1, 2 and 3” but acknowledges the team remains in a holding pattern due to the FA market. He would like to add to the bullpen/maybe a RH-bat, but won’t before they have clarity on Arenado’s future.

I don't even want to ask John Mozeliak what priority number four is. All jokes aside — okay, most jokes aside — the Cards top priority doesn't need to be dealing Arenado, but I understand it. In part because he doesn't serve much purpose on a team that should look toward the future,

John Mozeliak spoke to media members for nearly half an hour Saturday during the Cardinals' annual Winter Warm-Up event, addressing the team's offseason and future in depth.

Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak met with reporters (including Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat) at the team's

There hasn't been much chatter since a deal fell apart with Houston, and that has kept the Cardinals from moving forward on other signings they want to make.

This is not the offseason the St. Louis Cardinals envisioned, president of baseball operations John Mozeliak acknowledged Saturday at Busch Stadium, speaking from the podium on the first day of the team’s annual Winter Warm-Up.

How John Mozeliak handled the Cardinals' arbitration-eligible players shows just how desperate he is to trade Nolan Arenado.

“John Mozeliak says trading Nolan Arenado remains ‘Priority 1, 2 and 3' but acknowledges the team remains in a holding pattern due to the FA market. He would like to add to the bullpen/maybe a RH-bat, but won’t before they have clarity on Arenado’s future,” Katie Woo of The Athletic wrote on X, formerly Twitter.