在交易完成之前，红雀队不太可能进行自由球员变动

贸易是“抛硬币”

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.

圣路易斯红雀队今年休赛期尚未在自由球员市场上采取任何行动，棒球运营总裁约翰·莫泽利亚克表示，在球队明确三垒手诺兰·阿雷纳多的交易之前，这些行动不太可能发生。

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.”

红雀队是今年休赛期尚未在美国职业棒球大联盟自由球员身上花钱的六支球队之一。莫泽利亚克在周日的新闻发布会上告诉记者，阿雷纳多的交易就像“掷硬币”一样。

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》的凯蒂·吴报道称，自由球员市场正在放缓阿雷纳多交易的进程。红雀队上个月确实与休斯顿太空人队进行了交易，但阿雷纳多否决了该交易。

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

1 月 5 日，Mozeliak 告诉 KMOX 电台：“这里非常安静。”

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.

据推测，阻碍阿雷纳多交易的最大自由球员是明星三垒手亚历克斯·布雷格曼。阿雷纳多拥有完整的无交易条款，并已将六支球队列入他的“愿望清单”。如果其中一支球队签下布雷格曼，这将进一步限制阿雷纳多的交易可能性。这位南加州人最想要的贸易伙伴可能是洛杉矶道奇队。然而，对于卫冕世界大赛冠军来说，这笔交易不太可能。

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

“我们还有很多时间，我们会看看接下来三到六周内事情会如何发展，”莫泽利亚克告诉 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.

如果春训前没有交易实现，红雀队准备将阿雷纳多留在名单上。球队仍然有削减工资的动力，阿雷纳多仍然希望加入一支更有竞争力的球队。然而，如果没有实现互惠互利，阿雷纳多将至少在 2025 赛季开始时留在球队。

“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.”

“如果我们有能力为他找到一个他想要的地方，我们就会尽力去做，”莫泽利亚克在 KMOX 电台上说道。 “但是，如果没有，他就必须成为我们俱乐部前进的一部分。”

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.

阿雷纳多即将度过职业生涯最糟糕的一个赛季。红雀队希望为名单上的年轻球员腾出空间，但他们必须抽出时间来看看托马斯·萨吉斯和诺兰·戈尔曼这样的内野手，同时仍然几乎每场比赛都让阿雷纳多上场。

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.

休赛期到目前为止，红雀队除了球员离开之外什么都没有。球队让明星一垒手保罗·戈德施密特（Paul Goldschmidt）保送，以及先发投手凯尔·吉布森（Kyle Gibson）和兰斯·林恩（Lance Lynn）。安德鲁·基特里奇（Andrew Kittredge）是一位高效的组织者，他在离开红雀队后最近签约。这些还没有得到相应的补充。

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.

莫泽利亚克告诉记者，他想增加一些牛棚帮助和右手球棒。如果球队不搬走阿雷纳多，想必他们不会那么热衷于增加右手球棒。

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.

休赛期早些时候，红雀队似乎更加迫切地想要削减工资。如果他们不能把阿雷纳多从名单中剔除，他们似乎会交易一些工资较高的先发投手。然而，周六，莫泽利亚克告诉记者，与休赛期开始时相比，他们在工资方面拥有更大的灵活性。