Source: Arenado won't opt out, set to get $144M

Cardinals 3rd baseman Nolan Arenado is remaining successful St. Louis arsenic helium won't opt retired of his contract, a root confirmed to ESPN connected Saturday.

Arenado, 31, has 5 years and $144 cardinal near connected his deal, a nine-year, $275 cardinal declaration helium signed successful 2019 with the Colorado Rockies. Arenado was traded to the Cardinals earlier the 2021 play aft spending 8 years with the Rockies, and Colorado is paying $31 cardinal of the deal.

The declaration contained 2 opt-outs, with the 2nd 1 coming aft the 2022 season. Arenado has informed the Cardinals helium won't usage the opt-out to go a escaped agent, arsenic was archetypal reported by The Athletic.

Arenado deed .293 with 30 location runs, 42 doubles and a .891 OPS this season. He is apt to decorativeness successful the apical 5 successful National League MVP voting on with teammate Paul Goldschmidt, who is signed done 2024.

A 10-year veteran, Arenado has indicated often however overmuch helium likes playing successful St. Louis, making it nary astonishment helium decided to stay.