Post-Dispatch staff will provide rolling, and constantly updated coverage from the final day of the Cardinals' Winter Warm-up.

The Cardinals are looking to trade Nolan Arenado, and his friend, Lars Nootbaar says the third baseman "looks really good right now."

With the Cardinals young core set to take center stage in 2025, outfielder Lars Nootbaar feels ready to step into a larger spotlight within clubhouse.

The St. Louis Cardinals did not reach deals with three arbitration-eligible players - outfielder Lars Nootbaar, outfielder/second baseman Brendan Donovan and right-handed pitcher Andre Pallante - by Thursday's deadline to exchange salary figures.

As the likelihood of Nolan Arenado remaining in St. Louis grows, the Cardinals must find other ways to trim payroll.

ST. LOUIS – Three St. Louis Cardinals with growing roles – Brendan Donovan, Lars Nootbaar and Andre Pallante – are set for salary arbitration ahead of the 2025 season. The Cardinals were unable to reach contract agreements with Donovan, Nootbaar or Pallante ahead of Thursday’s deadline for team-controlled players.

The Cardinals and Brendan Donovan are close to an agreement that will lock in at least two arbitration seasons. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The Cardinals did, however, reach one-year contracts with relief pitchers Ryan Helsley, JoJo Romero and John King to avoid arbitration. Nootbaar, 27, has carved out a role in St. Louis' outfield ...

Nootbaar, 27, has carved out a role in St. Louis' outfield since entering the major leagues in 2021. Of his 392 career games, he's played right field in 213 of them.

The St. Louis Cardinals did not reach deals with three arbitration-eligible players - outfielder Lars Nootbaar, outfielder/second baseman Brendan Donovan and right-handed pitcher Andre Pallante ...

There are the questions the Cardinals want to answer this year. They need to know who they can build around — and who they can't.

The St. Louis Cardinals made their annual caravan stop at Hannibal-LaGrange University on Saturday evening to talk baseball and their hopes for the upcoming 2025 season.