Former St. Louis Cardinals Have Found Renewed Success on New Teams
May 13, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) celebrates after he hits a double and drives in the tying run against the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images I am a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan (now in my sixth decade, thank you very much), but I’m also a baseball fan.
Thanks to the massive overhaul that President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom successfully kicked off during the offseason, there are many former St. Louis Cardinals on new teams and several of them have found renewed success. The baseball fan that I am makes me want to keep up with these guys as they move forward with their careers.
A quick disclaimer: I don’t want to be like a creepy ex who just can’t stop thinking about their former partner. I briefly did a check in on most of these players very early in the season and this is my last planned revisit to see how they’re doing. I mean this to be my “fare thee well” former St.
Louis Cardinals check-in finale. Nolan Arenado – Arizona Diamondbacks Nolan Arenado has not suddenly become the 2022 version of himself that was third place in the MVP voting. However, he’s trending back to the positive offensive contributor that he still believes he can be.
Here’s his 2026 stat line as of today: Batting Average (AVG): . 273 Home Runs (HR): 6 Runs Batted In (RBI): 21 On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS): . 801 Games Played (G): 43 Nolan got off to a very slow start in Arizona as he was under the .
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