SAN FRANCISCO — There was the moment orchestrated by his manager Sunday to assure Nolan Arenado received one final ovation as he left Busch Stadium’s field, and there is conversation with the new front office the third baseman has planned in the near future. There were the pangs of nostalgia he felt throughout the most recent homestand and then the questions posed to him at the end of it.

One asked whether these games seemed like his last as a Cardinal.

“It’s starting to really feel like it,” Arenado said.

For the second consecutive offseason, the Cardinals intend to seek out a trade for their 10-time Gold Glove Award winner, according to multiple people with knowledge of the team’s plans. The Cardinals are motivated to either trim or reallocate payroll as Chaim Bloom takes over as pres

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