在交易完成之前，紅雀隊不太可能進行自由球員變動

貿易是“拋硬幣”

The St. Louis Cardinals have yet to make any moves in free agency this offseason, and president of baseball operations John Mozeliak said that those moves are unlikely to come until the team has clarity on a trade for third baseman Nolan Arenado.

聖路易紅雀隊今年休賽期尚未在自由球員市場上採取任何行動，棒球營運總裁約翰·莫澤利亞克表示，在球隊明確三壘手諾蘭·阿雷納多的交易之前，這些行動不太可能發生。

The Cardinals are one of six teams that have not yet spent any money on an MLB free agent this offseason. Mozeliak told reporters on Sunday at a press conference that a trade for Arenado is a “flip of a coin.”

紅雀隊是今年休賽期尚未在美國職棒大聯盟自由球員身上花錢的六支球隊之一。莫澤利亞克在周日的新聞發布會上告訴記者，阿雷納多的交易就像「擲硬幣」一樣。

Katie Woo with The Athletic reported that the free agency market is slowing down the process in an Arenado trade. The Cardinals did have a trade in place to the Houston Astros last month, but Arenado vetoed that trade.

《The Athletic》的凱蒂吳報道稱，自由球員市場正在減緩阿雷納多交易的進程。紅雀隊上個月確實與休士頓太空人隊進行了交易，但阿雷納多否決了該交易。

“It’s been very quiet,” Mozeliak told KMOX Radio on January 5th.

1 月 5 日，Mozeliak 告訴 KMOX 電台：“這裡非常安靜。”

Presumably, the biggest free agent clogging up an Arenado trade is fellow star third baseman Alex Bregman. Arenado has a full no-trade clause and has named six teams to his “wish list.” If one of those teams signs Bregman, it would further limit Arenado’s trade possibility. The most desired trade partner for the Southern California native is likely the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, that deal is not likely for the defending World Series champion.

據推測，阻礙阿雷納多交易的最大自由球員是明星三壘手亞歷克斯·布雷格曼。阿雷納多擁有完整的無交易條款，並已將六支球隊列入他的「願望清單」。如果其中一支球隊簽下布雷格曼，這將進一步限制阿雷納多的交易可能性。這位南加州人最想要的交易夥伴可能是洛杉磯道奇隊。然而，對於衛冕世界大賽冠軍來說，這筆交易不太可能。

“We have a lot of time left, we’ll see how things shake out over the next three to six weeks,” Mozeliak told KMOX.

「我們還有很多時間，我們會看看接下來三到六週內事情會如何發展，」莫澤利亞克告訴 KMOX。

If no trade materializes before Spring Training, the Cardinals are prepared to keep Arenado on the roster. The team is still motivated to cut payroll, and Arenado still wants to be on a more contending team. However, if nothing mutually beneficial materializes, Arenado will remain on the team for at least the start of the 2025 season.

如果春訓前沒有交易實現，紅雀隊準備將阿雷納多留在名單上。球隊仍然有削減工資的動力，阿雷納多仍然希望加入一支更有競爭力的球隊。然而，如果沒有實現互惠互利，阿雷納多將在 2025 賽季開始時至少留在球隊。

“If we have the ability to find him a place that he desires, that’s something we’re going to try to do,” Mozeliak said on KMOX Radio. “But, if not, he’ll have to be a part of our club moving forward.”

「如果我們有能力為他找到一個他想要的地方，我們就會盡力去做，」莫澤利亞克在 KMOX 電台上說道。 “但是，如果沒有，他就必須成為我們俱樂部前進的一部分。”

Arenado is coming off his worst season of his career. The Cardinals were hoping to open up room for younger players on the roster, but they will have to find time to get a look at infielders like Thomas Saggese and Nolan Gorman while still playing Arenado pretty much every game.

阿雷納多即將度過職業生涯最糟糕的一個賽季。紅雀隊希望為名單上的年輕球員騰出空間，但他們必須抽出時間來看看托馬斯·薩吉斯和諾蘭·戈爾曼這樣的內野手，同時仍然幾乎每場比賽都讓阿雷納多上場。

So far this offseason, the Cardinals have seen nothing but departures. The team has let star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt walk, as well as starting pitchers Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn. Andrew Kittredge, a highly effective set-up man, recently signed up after leaving the Cardinals. These have not been met with corresponding additions.

休賽期到目前為止，紅雀隊除了離開之外什麼都沒有。球隊讓明星一壘手保羅·戈德施密特（Paul Goldschmidt）保送，以及先發投手凱爾·吉布森（Kyle Gibson）和蘭斯·林恩（Lance Lynn）。安德魯·基特里奇（Andrew Kittredge）是一位高效的組織者，他在離開紅雀隊後最近簽約。這些還沒有得到相應的補充。

Mozeliak told reporters he’d like to add some bullpen help and a right-handed bat. If the team doesn’t move Arenado, presumably, it won’t be as keen on adding a right-handed bat.

莫澤利亞克告訴記者，他想增加一些牛棚幫助和右手球棒。如果球隊不搬走阿雷納多，想必他們不會那麼熱衷於增加右手球棒。

Earlier in the offseason the Cardinals seemed to be more desperate to cut payroll. It seemed they would trade some of their higher payroll starting pitchers if they couldn’t get Arenado off the books. However, on Saturday, Mozeliak told reporters they have more flexibility than they did with payroll when the offseason started.

休賽期早些時候，紅雀似乎更加迫切地想要削減工資。如果他們不能把阿雷納多從名單中剔除，他們似乎會交易一些薪水較高的先發投手。然而，週六，莫澤利亞克告訴記者，與休賽期開始時相比，他們在工資方面擁有更大的靈活性。