
St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado raised eyebrows when, just four games into Grapefruit League action, he decided to take a three-hour trip from the club's spring training site in Jupiter, Fla., to Tampa for Wednesday's exhibition game against the New York Yankees, a team who had reportedly inquired about the 10-time Gold Glover earlier this offseason.
Some thought Arenado made the trip to showcase his services to the Yankees. But the Cardinals star, after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the game, denied that notion.