Arenado, who has a no-trade clause, was nearly dealt to the Astros in December, before he nixed the deal . On Wednesday, MLB.com’s John Denton reported that Mozeliak had been limited to trying to trade with the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Padres and Angels.

The St. Louis Cardinals have been desperate to move Nolan Arenado for the entire offseason. But as teams report for spring training this week, we're still waiting on a deal, with no one super enthused at the prospect of taking on the three years remaining on Arenado's contract given his age and evident offensive decline.

St. Louis Cardinals president John Mozeliak made an admission about the team’s offseason efforts to trade third baseman Nolan Arenado.