DALLAS – Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado’s agent said Tuesday that there are “ongoing” discussions with the St. Louis front office related to a potential trade for the eight-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove star. The winner is willing to change positions to facilitate a deal.

The 33-year-old Arenado could be on the move as the Cardinals enter a transition period and likely won’t compete for a playoff spot in 2025.

“Nolan wants to win, and there are more details, but that’s really between them and I don’t want to have any influence on what (Cardinals president of baseball operations John) Mozeliak is trying to do,” said agent Joel Wolfe of the Winter meeting. “Nolan is willing to seriously consider it if it’s the right place, but he’s not going to just go anywhere.”

“He has a full no-trade clause, so he has that right and he’s an experienced player and we hope something good happens, but he won’t agree, move his family and go play (just anywhere).”

Arenado has offered to play first base if it makes the trade process easier, and the Yankees are among the interested teams. New York could still play him at third base by moving Jazz Chisholm Jr. to second base, assuming free agent Gleyber Torres doesn’t re-sign.

Arenado hit just 16 home runs in 2024, his fewest since his rookie year in 2013. He was $74 million in debt over the final three years of his contract.

“Nolan said, ‘I’ll play shortstop, I’ll do anything, but I don’t feel insulted about going to play first and I can win a Gold Glove there,'” Wolfe said.

Wolfe also said another client, Chicago Cubs outfielder/designated hitter Seiya Suzuki, has been approached about a trade. Like Arenado, he has a full no-trade clause.

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer stayed in touch with Suzuki’s camp throughout the winter.

“I talked to (Hoyer) about it Monday night,” Wolfe said. “He told me which teams they spoke to. I don’t think he wants to trade, but there could be a scenario where he feels like he has a deal he can’t say no to.”

The Boston Red Sox are in the market for a right-handed hitter, while the Seattle Mariners are looking to improve their overall offense. It is unclear whether Suzuki would waive his no-trade clause for either team.

Suzuki posted a career-high 138 OPS-plus in 2024, a number that has increased in each of his first three big league seasons. He has two years remaining on a five-year, $85 million contract he signed with Chicago before the 2022 season.

What makes matters worse is that Suzuki is on the field. By all accounts and metrics, he did not have a good defensive year in 2024 and finished the season as the team’s regular designated hitter.

According to Wolfe, it doesn’t sound like Suzuki wants to stay in that role.

“I think if he was based in Japan (now) and teams presented them with their options and they said you could come here and be our full-time DH, I don’t think he would have signed with this team. ” Wolfe explained.

It’s also unclear whether promising to give Suzuki a chance to play on the field would entice him to waive his no-trade clause. The Cubs could tell him that if he wasn’t traded, he would be their full-time DH, which could make all the difference. The team will likely trade either Suzuki or left-hander Cody Bellinger.

“It’s a small universe that Seiya would go to,” Wolfe said.